help protect the coral sea
September 10th 2008 07:18
The Australian Conservation Foundation is forming a unique alliance and launching a bid to turn the Coral Sea into the world's largest, no take marine parks.
This would help to protect numerous species of fish and marine life already facing many threats. Here are some details and a special link to show you how to campaign Peter Garrett to make this happen. Take a few minutes to do it, we know Peter Garrett is one of the few politicians who actually cares so we might get a good outcome on this one if we show him there are enough of us who want to fight for it.
CLICK HERE TO CAMPAIGN PETER GARRETT
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE CORAL SEA CAMPAIGN
This would help to protect numerous species of fish and marine life already facing many threats. Here are some details and a special link to show you how to campaign Peter Garrett to make this happen. Take a few minutes to do it, we know Peter Garrett is one of the few politicians who actually cares so we might get a good outcome on this one if we show him there are enough of us who want to fight for it.
CLICK HERE TO CAMPAIGN PETER GARRETT
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE CORAL SEA CAMPAIGN
Unique Alliance Calls for Coral Sea Heritage Park
Date: 10-Sep-2008
SYDNEY, 10 September 2008 – Today at the Australian National Maritime Museum, former Chiefs of the Navy, the Battle for Australia Commemoration National Council, Australia’s leading tropical marine scientists and environmental organisations called for the Coral Sea to be protected as the world’s largest no-take marine park in recognition of its enormous natural and maritime heritage value.
The event included supporters Vice Admiral (Rtd) David Shackleton AO (Chief of Navy 1999-2002) and Professor Terry Hughes, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, recent winner of the international Darwin Medal. The launch also included the release of a 70-page report that describes the natural and maritime heritage value of the Coral Sea.
“An Australian Coral Sea Heritage Park would make an unparalleled contribution to Australian and international marine conservation,” said Imogen Zethoven AO, director of the Coral Sea campaign. “Its environmental significance and its historic importance as the site of the battle that turned the tide of WWII in our region make the Coral Sea a treasure worth protecting for future generations.”
"The Coral Sea is one of the few places globally where it is possible to designate a very large, no-take ocean park - in a nation with the capacity to properly manage and protect it and with a history of support for conservation,” said Jay Nelson of the Pew Environment Group, which spearheaded the effort to protect what is now the world’s largest no-take marine reserve in the Northwestern Hawaii Islands.
In their proposal to the Federal Government, the campaign partners are calling for one million square kilometres of the Coral Sea to be protected from extractive industries. The proposed park lies immediately to the east of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and would be three times larger, extending to Australia’s maritime boundary with Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.
Date: 10-Sep-2008
SYDNEY, 10 September 2008 – Today at the Australian National Maritime Museum, former Chiefs of the Navy, the Battle for Australia Commemoration National Council, Australia’s leading tropical marine scientists and environmental organisations called for the Coral Sea to be protected as the world’s largest no-take marine park in recognition of its enormous natural and maritime heritage value.
The event included supporters Vice Admiral (Rtd) David Shackleton AO (Chief of Navy 1999-2002) and Professor Terry Hughes, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, recent winner of the international Darwin Medal. The launch also included the release of a 70-page report that describes the natural and maritime heritage value of the Coral Sea.
“An Australian Coral Sea Heritage Park would make an unparalleled contribution to Australian and international marine conservation,” said Imogen Zethoven AO, director of the Coral Sea campaign. “Its environmental significance and its historic importance as the site of the battle that turned the tide of WWII in our region make the Coral Sea a treasure worth protecting for future generations.”
"The Coral Sea is one of the few places globally where it is possible to designate a very large, no-take ocean park - in a nation with the capacity to properly manage and protect it and with a history of support for conservation,” said Jay Nelson of the Pew Environment Group, which spearheaded the effort to protect what is now the world’s largest no-take marine reserve in the Northwestern Hawaii Islands.
In their proposal to the Federal Government, the campaign partners are calling for one million square kilometres of the Coral Sea to be protected from extractive industries. The proposed park lies immediately to the east of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and would be three times larger, extending to Australia’s maritime boundary with Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.
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Let's hope it gets protected, once it has protection!!!
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