Illegal fishing, take & chuck Watch Phone Line at Cabbage Tree Bay ‘No-Take’ Aquatic Reserve
Unlawful fishing activities can be reported 24/7 on the hotline
25 October 2011
Report illegal fishing at Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve, Manly
16 September 2011
17 June 2011
Fossil Fuel Beach Rake and Beach Vegetation
Fossil fuel machinery ensuring no beach stabilising vegetation takes hold of the eroding beach. The tractor-drawn beach rake destroys the endemic flora/habitat, but leaves most of the plastic and cement rubble behind. A tidy event space!
Carpobrotus glaucescens, (Pigface)
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Anxious settlers awaiting tool supplies brought in by ships from the motherland 0611
08 June 2011
World Oceans Day at Manly Beach
Fossil fuel footprint on Manly Beach. More CO2 vessels on the horizon, large polluting ships going for the harbour
Plastic debris left by careless people to kill marine life
31 May 2011
Sooty Oystercatcher
A rare visit from a Sooty Oystercatcher at Shelly Beach headland Off leash dog got rid of shorebird. 31052011
Four Sooty Oystercatchers foraging at Manly Beach today http://tinyurl.com/3ne9de2 birds shorebirds habitat Haematopus No-Take zones Rain wild, rising ocean 01062011
11 May 2011
Long-nosed Bandicoots of North Head Manly
2010 8 killed, May 2011 7 known bandicoots killed
Vehicles rush in 'to get a view' on North Head 'Scenic Drive'. They park for free or take their dogs for walks. Pet rabbits are also being 'freed' and mingle with the giant rabbit population denuding the National Park. Free range pets, motor vehicles and urban intensification contribute to the declining populations of this endangered species.
08 January 2011
Ban Fishing on Crowded Urban Beaches - Marine Reserves
Each year there are fewer Crested Terns visiting Manly Beach.
More and more fishermen line up along the urban beach. Booze-free zone. Stinking garbage, dead fish, dangerous hooks and plastic junk are left behind.
A Crested Tern mother had a chick which she hid amongst the Seagulls. Returning from her feeding trip, she was in distress, trying unsuccessfully to regurgitate - a fishing hook and nylon string. Various phone calls were made to volunteer organisations with long waiting loops. Had it been a precious dog, there would have been a swift service. It is unknown if the dependent chick or the mother survived. But then it's all about beach as a tidy and profitable playground for humans. Wildlife, especially shorebirds, are not granted a habitat.
More birds killed by fishing hooks and fishing lines at Manly Beach
Ban fishing on urban beaches. Make Manly beach and the Northern beaches a marine park.
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