Paul Gamblin is the CEO of Australian Marine Conservation Society, and was director of Protect Ningaloo.
Our ocean is at a tipping point, and too many fisheries are still adding pressure, meaning it’s time for our political leaders to tackle the big issues in our fisheries.
It was 1975. Queen was competing with Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin in the charts. And in WA, a new agency was compiling its own “the best of the best” list.
As we face our moment of no return as a planet, much of our effort must also focus on what’s happening in our own backyard: what we are directly responsible for.