The fight to protect Sydney’s little penguins

Seabirds to Seascape project officer Kate Akkerman on the marine species that call Sydney home. Video courtesy of AAP

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00:00The three initiatives of Seabirds to Seascapes are looking to protect

00:03the marine ecosystems within Sydney Harbour and also along the New South Wales coastline.

00:08So we've got Project Restore, which is run by Sydney Institute of Marine Science,

00:11which is looking at restoring seascapes all the way from the shore out to where the kelp is.

00:17We're also then doing the great big little penguin cat that looks at little penguins,

00:22both in the harbour and along the New South Wales coastline.

00:25And also the great seal reveal, it's very freshly named,

00:30where we're looking at the numbers of Australian and New Zealand fur seals,

00:33both in the harbour and along the New South Wales coast as well.

00:36A lot of people don't realise how lucky we are to have this big blue backyard

00:40right at our doorstep, so it's important to not only preserve these beautiful environments,

00:46but for future generations and for us all to enjoy into the future.