Posted by Tsing Mui in Tropical Fish Hobbyist Blog on June 29,
2012 at 6:45 am Australia has created the world’s largest
network of marine reserves and will restrict fishing as well as
oil and gas exploration in a major step to safeguard the
environment and access to food. With the expansion announced
Thursday, Australia will protect 3.1 million square kilometers
(1.2 million square miles) of ocean. The reserves will encompass
a third of the island continent’s territorial waters, which
sustain more than 4,000 species of fish. Australia is surrounded
by the world’s third-largest ocean territory, which provides
important habitat to threatened species of whales, sharks, and
turtles as well as spectacular corals. Source: The Christian
Science Monitor Photo: Queensland Tourism/AP