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Yesterday, EJF participated in a side-event at #INC5 with the Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation and @GGGInitiative, hosted by the @AustMarConsSoc. We discussed the inclusion of impacted communities, fishers, and Indigenous peoples in the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty.

From yesterday’s #INC5 side event highlighting #ghostgear impacts, solutions and indigenous perspectives in the Asia Pacific region & a need for strong ghost gear measures in the #PlasticsTreaty with Environmental Justice Foundation & @AustMarConsSoc

This year, hundreds of Aussie shoppers investigated the prices of plastic-wrapped and non-plastic wrapped items in their supermarket 🔍 Later this week we’re dropping our Unwrapped 2024 Report with our findings 👀 What you think – does it cost more to skip plastic in your shop?

In 2023 we released Australia’s first ever report investigating plastic packaging in Australian supermarkets. As we prepare to launch the 2024 report, tell us how you think your local supermarket stacks up? Do you think anything has changed since 2023?

Accurate data of bycatch is vital for the recovery efforts of our threatened and endangered species – like Australian sea lions, dugongs, and turtles 🦭🐢 📷 Cameras on boats take away the doubt and give us an accurate picture of what's being caught https://t.co/HVVXLwKjaj

Do you think supermarkets are doing enough to cut out plastic packaging? Last year we released our first report investigating plastic packaging in Australian supermarkets 🔍🛒 As we get ready to release our 2024 report, tell us what you think – have supermarkets done enough?

How does your favourite canned tuna stack up? Check your Tuna here: https://t.co/e868uWh3cR

Bycatch is the unwanted catch of marine life during commercial fishing Precious threatened species can be accidentally caught and drowned in fishing operations 📷 We need cameras on boats to get an accurate picture of what fisheries are catching https://t.co/HVVXLwKjaj

🎞️ Weekend watch 🎞️ Envoy: Shark Cull – featuring AMCS' very own shark scientist, Dr Leonardo Guida, is streaming now on Netflix 🦈📽️ This powerful documentary, narrated by Eric Bana, exposes the truth about shark culling programs on Australia's East Coast. Don't miss it!

This plastic treaty is a unique opportunity to get it right with a legally binding agreement for worldwide action.  Our Plastics Campaign Manager Cip Hamilton will attend the November negotiations in Busan, and continue to push for a strong treaty to end plastic pollution.

Next month, countries from across the globe are gathering together to finalise new laws aiming to end plastic pollution in our oceans. Plastic is a growing crisis with a devastating impact on marine life.

On Sunday, we partnered with Friends of the Earth, Sea Shepherd and community members to send a message to governments that a strong international plastic treaty is needed now 🧵

Do our leaders have the juice to meet the moment, to do what it takes, to make the hard decisions? Check out esteemed Australian author and AMCS patron Tim Winton’s call to action to tackle the climate emergency in this interview about his momentous new novel Juice.

#qldvotes2024 We've released our Reef Scorecard, evaluating key policy positions of different parties. Tag your friends and family and share this scorecard around. https://t.co/4sX7RzeKLp 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘋 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘈𝘔𝘊𝘚, 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘦

@AustMarConsSoc endorses an open letter calling on parties and candidates running in the Queensland election to commit to an energy transition plan that will guarantee jobs for the future, reliable and affordable electricity and climate action for the state!

🎉 Huge news! 🎉 Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek @tanyaplibersek has today announced it will more than double marine sanctuaries to cover 73,000km2, an area bigger than Ireland! 🇮🇪 Feedback opens Friday!

We are attending this important global summit to make the case for the urgent, elevated protections needed to ensure our oceans, reefs and marine wildlife face a positive future. /🧵 Image: King penguins on Heard Island. laikossee via Flickr CC BY 2.0.

The announcement was made today at the Nature Positive Summit hosted by the Australian government in Sydney.

It's thanks to people like you taking action that this part of an important aggregation area for mackerel icefish, as well as globally significant feeding grounds for king and macaroni penguins, Antarctic fur seals and albatrosses, is now better protected into the future.