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Recent articles on marine and coastal education in Australia.

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Web-based Marine Discovery Experiences

 

In the area of marine science, primary and high school programs have difficulty accessing more than rudimentary seashore learning materials – few schools have access to a marine education centre. Students are not being sufficiently exposed to the marvels of coastal and marine life and this has widespread detrimental impacts on these environments over the lifetime of these citizens. Education is required to instill a sense of stewardship, but how can this be achieved? How can technology assist?

Seeing the Sea

To most people the sea is an alien world, full of edible fish and dark menace. Its value is realised as rows of corpses in a shop window. The beauty and charm of its inhabitants remains largely unseen and undervalued.

Threatened Species of Australia: A Saw Point

Sawfish are vulnerable to being accidentally caught in fishing lines and nets. Simple changes to fishing gear and disposing of marine debris sensibly can prevent harming this uniquespecies, whilst reporting sightings whilst diving or fishing can help the experts keep track of where sawfish live.

 

Sustainability Education Publications

Attached is a fact sheet developed by the Sustainability Education Section, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Australian Government to provide a guide to the publications freely available on education for sustainable development.

 

 

Education For Sustainable Development In Australia
Australia’s approach is set out in its National Action Plan, Environmental Education for a Sustainable Future, 2000 and Caring for our Future: The Australian Government Strategy for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014.  

 

Japanese Nuclear Power

Surfrider Foundation members in Japan are protesting against the Rokkasho Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Plant, located about 435 miles north of Tokyo at Rokkasho-mura in Aomori prefecture.     

 

Climate Change Impacts on Marine and Coastal Birds

This report looked at the effect of climate change on conservation assets such as national parks, reserves and habitats by focusing directly on bird species

Climate Change Impacts on the Tourism Industry

The ramifications of climate change is shaping up as one of the big issues facing the Australian tourism industry, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by Roy Morgan Research.

 

Salt and Vinegar – A Taste of Climate Change and Ocean Acidification

Increased carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere, brought about by human activities, are having a significant effect on the pH and chemistry of the oceans     

Offshore Challenge Supports Responsible Boating

The AOC will be used by MCCN to promote to participants in the event, and the wider boating community who follow the event, the use of best practice techniques to reduce marine pollution and the spread of marine pest species. It will also raise awareness of marine mammal collisions and interference, marine protected areas and historic sites in Victoria and Tasmania. 

Coral Consensus on Climate Change

The world has a narrow window of opportunity to save coral reefs from the destruction caused by extreme climate change.