05 Apr 2022
De-facto marine sanctuary created by buying fishing licence
NGOs block gillnet fishing across 100,000 sq km of Great Barrier Reef In an effort to protect dugongs and other threatened species, WWF-Australia bought a commercial gillnet fishing license for a swath of ocean in the northern Great Barrier Reef, to establish a de-facto marine sanctuary spanning more than 100,000 km2 (38,600 mi2). Dugongs, turtles, […]