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Port Phillip Baykeeper is a community program of Port Phillip EcoCentre Inc. The current Port Phillip Baykeeper is Neil (Nino) Blake, also Coordinator of Port Phillip EcoCentre.

Baykeeper aims to keep the Bay in good nick for today and future generations. This involves practical action, advocacy, and education. If you have an idea for what we do, or even a problem with how we do it, let’s get together to talk it over. Just like the fish that I couldn’t catch…. I won’t bite!    

What is a Waterkeeper?

Waterkeepers are non-governmental advocates for an identified river, lake, bay, or sound. They are recognised by their community, local government, and media as the voice for that particular body of water. They advocate compliance with environmental laws, respond to citizen complaints, identify problems which affect their identified bodies of water and devise appropriate remedies to address these problems.

A Waterkeeper is an informed environmental advocate

Waterkeepers employ a variety of strategies to curb pollution, including:
§ Monitoring water quality, plants, and animals
§ Investigating point and non-point pollution sources
§ Attending waterway management advisory meetings
§ Educating and motivating the public to act on behalf of the water
§ Participating in environmental scoping sessions
§ Devising solutions to water quality problems
§ Pursuing litigation to enforce compliance with environmental laws