biodiversity

When you see black swans gathering across Moreton Bay’s shallow tidal flats, they are often following a food source hidden […]

Why White’s Seahorses matter for Moreton Bay. They are only about the length of credit card, can change colour to […]

On this International Day for Biological Diversity, the message could not be more relevant to Moreton Bay: local action has […]

This Endangered Species Day, we’re turning our attention to one of Moreton Bay’s most distinctive threatened marine mammals: the Australian […]

Healthy shark and ray populations are one of the clearest signs of a fully-functioning marine ecosystem. They help regulate food webs, connect habitats as they move through the seascape, and influence the structure, balance and abundance of marine life. Moreton Bay is home to remarkable nature. For elasmobranchs — sharks and rays — it’s a globally significant gathering place for species such as mantas, leopard sharks and guitarfish. The Moreton Bay Foundation’s sedimentation

Each year, Moreton Bay’s mudflats follow an ancient rhythm of migration. For part of the year, they are alive with migratory shorebirds feeding and resting after their long journey south. Then, as the seasons turn, many lift into the sky and begin the journey north - back along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway toward breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere. For months at a time, Moreton Bay is their refuge: a place to feed, rebuild energy, moult, rest, and prepare for o

Moreton Bay is more than just a beautiful backdrop to our lives. It is a nationally and internationally significant living system, rich in cultural, natural, and social values. As a marine park and Ramsar-listed wetland, the Bay serves as a vital refuge for migratory shorebirds, a feeding ground for turtles, and a critical home for dugongs, seagrass, mangroves, reefs, and sandbanks. It is a place of deep cultural connection, community identity, and shared responsibility. The

When divers visit Flinders Reef, off the northern tip of Mulgumpin/Moreton Island, they sometimes witness one of Moreton Bay’s most remarkable underwater rituals: marine turtles hovering patiently around coral bommies while small fish go to work. These places are known as cleaning stations. To us, they may look like just another patch of reef. To a turtle, they can function like a health clinic - cleaner fish remove algae, parasites, dead tissue and debris from the turtle’s s

Seagrass is a much vaunted and universally protected marine habitat, but should all seagrasses and seagrass meadows be protected at […]

Imagine gliding underwater in Moreton Bay, exploring, watching and learning about the different marine life and biodiversity below the surface, […]

The Moreton Bay Foundation recently made a submission to the review of the Environmental Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the […]

The Australian Government has announced an independent review of the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwth), as required every 10 years.