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Fisheries authorities frequently ask the Australian Museum DNA Laboratory to provide forensic identification of illegally taken shark fins, says Museum geneticist Dr Rebecca Johnson.

In an article in Biological Reviews, Australian Museum Senior Fellow Dr Graham Pyke and Stanford Universitys' Professor Paul Ehrlich, discuss the increasing use of biological collections in museums and herbaria to address environmental and ecological research issues.

After a few months at sea and one last stop in New Caledonia team Plastiki is making their way towards our shore – hooray!

History has been made in Australian politics. Australia see’s the first female PM sworn in.

The ocean gives us so much yet we continue to treat it with little respect.

The Plastiki left Samoa this morning (our time). The crew has been replaced, the Plastiki restocked, spirits are high and they will sail into the harbour in 30 to 40 days time – Good luck crew!!

There are many questions to be answered about how this oil spill in the USA happened. What policy and procedures were in place to ensure an environmental catastrophe would be avoided if something were to go wrong?

On the 1st of June in South Korea governments gave the go ahead for the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

After nearly a couple of weeks on xmas island the Plastiki with new crew members set sail for Fiji – or say they thought!

After nearly six years as the CEO of WWF, Mr Greg Bourne is leaving.

Ian Kiernan the founder of Clean Up Australia and Clean up the World talks about a throwaway society on Plastiki website.

After 39 Days at sea the Plastiki has reached land

Some of these facts found on the plastiki website are shocking!

Here is a short list of how we can all care for our oceans to protect the beautiful marine life that lives there.

What is a Gyre? And how many are there?