Great Barrier Reef dredging could damage fish populations, says study
Researchers at James Cook find that larvae development is significantly stunted by murky water and increased sediment
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Chile’s Marine Park Tic Toc to boost global blue whale and dolphin conservation
Blue whale conservation gets a boost. The approval by the government of Chile of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in continental Chile is a boost to conservation efforts for blue whales and dolphins. The Tic-Toc MPA on Chile’s southern coast announced this week follows almost 15 years of work by a number of … Read more
Could bankers save the Great Barrier Reef?
If, as green groups have assessed, the Galilee Basin resources are one of a number of global ‘carbon bombs’, then it seems the only people likely to save the planet are bankers
Coral Sea – The world’s biggest protected marine park
Coral Sea to be home to world’s largest protected marine park Australia has the world’s biggest marine park. Coral Sea marine park would cover almost 1 million square km and would help protect fish, pristine coral reefs and nesting sites for sea birds and the green turtle. Add to this the site of fierce naval … Read more