'Leader to laggard': the backlash to Australia’s planned marine park cutbacks
by Graham Readfearn from Environment | The Guardian on (#3JSXN)
Conservation groups produce analysis showing protection for 35m hectares of ocean will be downgraded
More than 35m hectares of "no-take" ocean will be stripped from Australia's marine parks if plans released by the government go ahead, according to analysis commissioned by conservation groups.
The environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, released plans for 44 marine parks on Tuesday, claiming a "more balanced and scientific evidence-based approach to ocean protection".
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