Petition – QLD Gillnet Fisheries
Stop hammering hammerheads with gillnets
Petition – Stop illegal shark finning
We need laws to have “Fins Naturally Attached"
Petition – Sawfish and Speartooth shark
Save speartooth sharks & sawfish from extinction
16,369 of 20,000 Signatures
14,297 of 15,000 Signatures
8,854 of 10,000 Signatures
What we do
Shark Champions is a collective of everyday Australians who love our wildlife working towards better conservation outcomes for sharks in our oceans.
What we do
Shark Champions is a collective of everyday Australians who love our wildlife working towards better conservation outcomes for sharks in our oceans.
HSI and AMCS
Humane Society International and the Australian Marine Conservation Society are two of the most effective organisations working on shark and ray protection in Australia. Our collective achievements include multiple threatened listings for species of sharks, new and increased marine protected areas for shark habitat and the reduction in shark control programs in Australia. We mobilise our hundreds of thousands of supporters to get adequate policy change for sharks under Australia’s environment laws and even in the courts when required.
Key AchievementsThe campaign
HSI and AMCS are joining forces to create a powerful collective of Shark Champions to turn the tide around for sharks in Australia. Sharks are vitally important species for Australia’s ocean ecosystems, but current policies are letting them down in fisheries, at our beaches and throughout our oceans. Shark Champions is a hub for all Australians who love our wildlife to take direct actions and achieve policy changes and conservation outcomes for sharks and rays.
We also acknowledge the work of all the other groups who work on shark conservation in Australia. The five organisations below are Shark Champions in their own right, and have done great work to help protect sharks and our oceans.
Issues facing sharks
Learn more about the issues facing sharks in Australia and how you can help become a conservation champion for their protection.
Will you help?
Please join us as a Shark Champion. You can support the conservation of sharks by signing one of our petitions or donating financially.
Be a Champion