Australia created the world’s biggest network of marine reserves, protecting a huge swathe of ocean environment in spite of claims it will devastate the fishing industry. Australian years of planning and consultation, will considerably expand the protection of creatures such as the green turtle, blue whale critically endangered populations of gray nurse sharks, and dugongs. Marine reserves will cover more than 2.3 million square kilometers in six marine regions. There are very a small number of countries in the world that are as responsible for as much of the ocean as Australia is, because oceans are under serious threat. There are plenty of actions taken to turn the corner on the health of oceans by establishing national parks in the ocean is a big part of that total picture, which is very imperative for future generation. On the other hand fishermen are extremely furious, claiming coastal communities would be ruined, thousands of jobs lost and aquaculture industry seriously impacted. No doubt decision would have an impact, but claimed it would only affect 1% of the commercial fishing industry nationally. Hope the initiative, would “go down in Australian history as an economically and environmentally sustainable decision”.
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