Great News for Great Barrier Reef:

ReefLady · 07-01-2004, 05:07 PM

Great News for Great Barrier Reef: Historic Zoning Laws Will Now Protect 42,000 Square Miles

From WWF US
Wednesday, June 30, 2004

"Washington, D.C. - All commercial and recreational fishing boats were banned today from huge sections of Australia's Great Barrier Reef marine park as a new zoning plan went into effect. The celebrated Reef had its protected area increased by over one-third, officially becoming the world's largest marine protected area.

"This win-win for fishermen and the environment is due to four years of hard work by the Australian government, coastal communities, industry leaders and WWF's Australia office," said Scott Burns, director of WWF's Marine Conservation program. "The Great Barrier Reef's network of protected areas is a global benchmark that sets a precedent for future marine conservation."

Under the new plan, protection of the reef system will rise from 4.6 percent to 33 percent of the existing marine park and World Heritage area, adding more than 42,000 square miles to the current locale - approximately the size of Pennsylvania.

The new network of highly protected areas will reduce pressure on the Great Barrier Reef and enhance its capacity to overcome large-scale threats such as overfishing, pollution and coral bleaching, which kills coral as water temperatures rise. WWF researchers said that, without successes like this, 60 percent of global coral reefs will likely be lost by 2030."

>Full Article Here<

ReefLady · 07-01-2004, 05:09 PM

I just had to comment on another related article's title:

>Australia Creates World's Largest Reef Sanctuary<

Curtswearing · 07-01-2004, 11:15 PM

Great info....I would love to see the GBR one day.

Witfull · 07-02-2004, 10:50 AM

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Originally posted by ReefLady

>Australia Creates World's Largest Reef Sanctuary<

does this make us honorary Australians?..?

BoomerD · 07-02-2004, 12:38 PM

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does this make us honorary Australians?..?

Well in that case, toss another shrimp on the barbie, and get some Fosters going around! Come Tosh, what's keepin you mate?

Tosh_Auer · 07-03-2004, 06:05 AM

hahaha i thought someone would mention me. Nah its still not goign to save the reef. Coral bleaching is going to kill it and its a really really sad thing to see. i live at the bottom tip of the GRB and coral bleaching is even effecting where i live. its really sad. this will help for a while but. next we need to kill the crown of thorn star fish and then get everyone to stop driving cars. We do that and well we might have a chance.

Oh and jsut so you all know. (A) we call shrimp, Prawns. (B) No one over here drinks fosters, XXXX, VB and Tooheys Extra Drys is our brew.(C) well there is no C i was gonna say we dont say mate but we do.

Good to see the Aus gove looking after out greatest asset. Oh and we would love to have you as honorary Aussies

07-01-2004, 05:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
ReefLady Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 2,029 View Gallery Karma Komment	Great News for Great Barrier Reef: Great News for Great Barrier Reef: Historic Zoning Laws Will Now Protect 42,000 Square Miles From WWF US Wednesday, June 30, 2004 "Washington, D.C. - All commercial and recreational fishing boats were banned today from huge sections of Australia's Great Barrier Reef marine park as a new zoning plan went into effect. The celebrated Reef had its protected area increased by over one-third, officially becoming the world's largest marine protected area. "This win-win for fishermen and the environment is due to four years of hard work by the Australian government, coastal communities, industry leaders and WWF's Australia office," said Scott Burns, director of WWF's Marine Conservation program. "The Great Barrier Reef's network of protected areas is a global benchmark that sets a precedent for future marine conservation." Under the new plan, protection of the reef system will rise from 4.6 percent to 33 percent of the existing marine park and World Heritage area, adding more than 42,000 square miles to the current locale - approximately the size of Pennsylvania. The new network of highly protected areas will reduce pressure on the Great Barrier Reef and enhance its capacity to overcome large-scale threats such as overfishing, pollution and coral bleaching, which kills coral as water temperatures rise. WWF researchers said that, without successes like this, 60 percent of global coral reefs will likely be lost by 2030." >Full Article Here< __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice."

07-01-2004, 05:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
ReefLady Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 2,029 View Gallery Karma Komment	I just had to comment on another related article's title: >Australia Creates World's Largest Reef Sanctuary< __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice."

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Curtswearing Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,596 View Gallery Karma Komment	Great info....I would love to see the GBR one day. __________________ In memory of Fluffy, please pause before hitting enter---being nice is free. Click for ReefKeeping FAQ'S Click for Product Reviews Click for Photo ID Gallery http://curtcpapfs.com/downloads/1Curt.jpg

07-03-2004, 06:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tosh_Auer Scopas Tang Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 469 View Gallery Karma Komment	hahaha i thought someone would mention me. Nah its still not goign to save the reef. Coral bleaching is going to kill it and its a really really sad thing to see. i live at the bottom tip of the GRB and coral bleaching is even effecting where i live. its really sad. this will help for a while but. next we need to kill the crown of thorn star fish and then get everyone to stop driving cars. We do that and well we might have a chance. Oh and jsut so you all know. (A) we call shrimp, Prawns. (B) No one over here drinks fosters, XXXX, VB and Tooheys Extra Drys is our brew.(C) well there is no C i was gonna say we dont say mate but we do. Good to see the Aus gove looking after out greatest asset. Oh and we would love to have you as honorary Aussies __________________ You Try Explaining to your girlfriend why you cant take her out cause you just spent $300 on lights for a fish tank. lol

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