Tell the Australian Environment Minister that we need Cameras on Boats.
Australia’s oceans are home to incredible wildlife, from dugongs, turtles and sawfish in our tropical north to dolphins and Australian sea lions around our southern coast. However, many of these species are threatened by commercial fishing, with declining populations.
Fishers are meant to report their interactions with these iconic species. But we know that in many of Australia’s highest-risk fisheries, these deaths are being covered up and under-reported. This can’t happen if we want a future for our threatened ocean wildlife. We need an accurate picture of what is being caught.
Independent monitoring is the solution. Cameras on boats provide accurate data that we need to ensure the recovery of threatened species populations.
The Federal Minister for the Environment Hon Tanya Plibersek MP oversees all fisheries in Australia and, under our environment laws, has the power to apply conditions to fishing operations to ensure that they meet modern sustainability standards.
Please add your name to urge Minister Plibersek to ensure that all of Australia’s highest-risk fisheries are independently monitored in their fishing operations.
By adding your own personal message on why this is important to you, you can drastically increase your impact. If you have the time, we highly recommend doing so.