David Suzuki: Australia's 'sickening' threat to marine reserves undermines global protection

Conservationist and 1,461 other scientists release statement describing Australia's oceans as a 'global asset' that must be protected

Growing global momentum to protect the world's oceans from overfishing could be undermined by Australia, warns renowned conservationist David Suzuki and more than 1,461 other scientists.

Australia is currently considering the world's biggest downgrading of a protected area with a reduction in the size of its network of marine reserves.