NET-FREE REEF

Take action now to create a thriving Reef free from commercial gill nets.

NET-FREE REEF

Take action now to create a thriving Reef free from commercial gill nets.

Leonie Sii (WWF-Australia's Content Producer) and Abigail Sexton (WWF-Australia's Senior Engagement Manager) holding what was the last full-time commercial net retrieved from Princess Charlotte Bay in Far North Queensland.

The net was purchased after a successful Net-Free North campaign and appeal, with the help of WWF-Australia's supporters donating to help buy the net.
The last full-time commercial net retrieved from Princess Charlotte Bay in Far North Queensland. The net was purchased after a successful Net-Free North campaign and appeal, with the help of WWF-Australia's supporters donating to help buy the net. © WWF-Australia / Julie Chaise

We bought the net!

For years, we've been advocating to ban commercial gill nets. In 2022, we bought and removed a fourth commercial fishing licence from the northern Great Barrier Reef – creating an area the size of Tasmania as a haven for marine wildlife. 

With 90-95% of the far northern Great Barrier Reef now net-free, we're well on our way to creating a #NetFreeReef.

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Introducing ReefCycle

A gill net WWF-Australia supporters helped to remove from the northern Great Barrier Reef has been upcycled into sustainable sunglasses through collaboration with Arise Collective. Buy your pair of ReefCycle sunglasses today to help support WWF’s work protecting our oceans.

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A variety of fish swimming= Osprey Reef= Coral Sea
© Darren Jew

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Help save our marine life

Your generous support today will help make the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area free from commercial gill nets - protecting our previous marine wildlife and supporting people, livelihoods and entire communities up and down the coast.

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