Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile waters near the mainland, scientists say
Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has been accused of leaving waters near the mainland largely unprotected by establishing the bulk of highly protected marine parks in remote areas. More
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Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has been accused of leaving waters near the mainland largely unprotected by establishing the bulk of highly protected marine parks in remote areas. More
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Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile waters near the mainland, scientists say
Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has been accused of leaving waters near the mainland largely unprotected by establishing the bulk of highly protected marine parks in remote areas. More
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Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile coastal zones, scientists say
Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has been accused of leaving coastal waters largely unprotected by establishing the bulk of highly protected marine parks in remote areas. More than 270
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Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile coastal zones, scientists say
Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has been accused of leaving coastal waters largely unprotected by establishing the bulk of highly protected marine parks in remote areas. More than 270 leading marine scientists from 84 research institutes h
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