In the media
Half of the marine region to the south west of Australia will need to be protected in a network of marine sanctuaries to minimize risks to marine life, fish stocks and ecosystems, finds the first science-based plan for managing Australia’s oceans, unveiled today. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2010/2010-11-11-01.html
A LEADING marine scientist has released a plan for half of Australia’s southwest coastal waters to be declared marine sanctuaries. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/report-calls-for-new-marine-reserves/story-fn3dxity-1225952207895
AN oil company has a licence to drill off Rottnest Island – and exploration could go ahead within six months. http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/rottnest-oil-well-plan-sparks-pollution-fears/comments-e6frg2qc-1225948763880
But Swainston is looking for wider exposure. This weekend with the help of writer and fellow conservationist Tim Winton, he will launch a new wide Guide to Australia’s fish world, calling for the protection of what he calls a national treasure. http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/11/05/3058890.htm
A multi-million-dollar deep sea trawling operation has defended the industry, after a study found it wipes out 500-year-old coral. http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s3057417.htm
In November 2009 I conducted a survey of Bait and Tackle shop throughout the Metropolitan area. http://www.westernangler.com.au/articles/newsroom/338-industrys-views-on-the-current-recreational-fishing-laws–a-survey-of-metropolitan-bait-and-tackle-shops
Conservationists and scientists have come down hard on the State Government’s plan to protect vast sections of the Kimberley, labelling the proposal as all spin and no substance. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/8182422/marine-park-plan-slammed/
For the past decade a network of scientists in more than 80 nations has been involved in a mammoth task: a stocktake of marine life in the global ocean. Their efforts have culminated in the world’s first comprehensive Census of Marine Life. It has revealed an abundance of marine life, with 1,200 new species discovered. […]
They have lost arms, legs, ankle parts, but nine survivors of encounters with sharks say that the oceans’ greatest predator – not humans – should fear the water. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/14/3010770.htm?site=news
THE son of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau has urged Australia to protect its marine environment as a way to ensure the future viability of the fishing industry. http://www.watoday.com.au/environment/conservation/cousteau-urges-action-on-fishing-20100903-14uhb.html
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