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The national network of marine sanctuaries is under threat if draft plans by National Parks are adopted, according to the Save Our Marine Life alliance (SOML). National Parks are calling for feedback on draft plans for the management of 44 Australian marine parks. ‘Australia will become the first nation to cut protections of its ocean estate if it implements […]
CORAL Sea stakeholders have had a mixed reaction to a draft management plan for the marine reserve, which has had its protected areas cut back by more than 75 per cent. The Turnbull Government has finally released its long-awaited plan for the vast marine park, off the Far Northern coastline, which covers 989,842 sq km. […]
When Australia established a vast network of marine reserves in 2012, it was hailed as a major win for conservation. But management plans for the sea havens were suspended a year later. Now, scientists are angry at the Australian government’s release last week of a draft proposal to significantly erode the size of protected areas […]
THE federal government has been warned its plan to alter the boundaries of national marine parks could threaten the health of WA’s prized Ningaloo Reef. A draft rezoning plan for waters surrounding the reef would reduce the protected area 73 per cent, according to the Director of the School of Biological Sciences at the University […]
TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA—Five years after the Australian government created one of the world’s largest networks of marine reserves, it has unveiled a heavily revised management blueprint that would curtail conservation. Some scientists are assailing the plan as deeply flawed. “I suppose you could say it’s an insult to the science community. It’s not evidence-based,” says David Booth, a […]
The federal government’s new draft marine park plans are based on an unsubstantiated premise: that protection of Australia’s ocean wildlife is consistent with activities such as fishing and oil and gas exploration. Under the proposed plans, there would be no change to the boundaries of existing marine parks, which cover 36% of Commonwealth waters, or […]
Feature from the 29 minute mark. http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/programs/qld-country-hour/2017-07-24/rural-qld-podcast-240717/8738250
Australia will trump even Donald Trump and become the first nation to cut protections of its ocean estate if it implements plans, released by the Federal Government, to expose vulnerable areas of the marine environment to industrial fishing exploitation. An election promise to be science-based has been ignored in changes proposed to the national network […]
The federal government has been warned its plan to alter the boundaries of national marine parks could threaten the health of WA’s prized Ningaloo Reef. A draft rezoning plan for waters surrounding the reef would reduce the protected area 73 per cent, according to the Director of the School of Biological Sciences at the University […]
Draft guidelines released on Friday propose increasing the total proportion of Australia’s marine reserves permitting commercial fishing from 64 to 80 per cent. If environment minister Josh Frydenberg’s proposal is approved, Australia will become the first country to wind back its ocean protection measures. At the moment, 36 per cent of Australian waters are classified […]
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