Scientists contest environment minister’s claim of ‘blitzing’ Australia’s ocean reserve expansion goal
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from on (#6RAWD)
Tanya Plibersek claims Labor is protecting 52% of its ocean territory, but experts say that is misleading'
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Scientists have challenged Tanya Plibersek's claim that Australia is protecting more than half of its oceans and has blitzed" a 30% target, arguing industrial longline fishing will still be allowed in some areas the government says it is conserving.
The environment minister told a global nature-positive summit" in Sydney on Tuesday the government had quadrupled the size of the sub-Antarctic Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve, a world heritage area about 4,000km south-west of Perth.
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