Published on Coral Reef Alliance (http://www.coral.org)
Reef Reserve Nearly Half the Size of Qld

Author: Tony Moore [1]
Source: Stock & Land
June 15, 2012

"THE Queensland government has welcomed a federal government announcement of a major marine reserve in the Coral Sea.

The reserve, nearly half the size of Queensland off the Great Barrier Reef, is the jewel in the crown in a series of new Australian marine reserves announced yesterday by Environment Minister Tony Burke.

The Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve covers 989,842 square kilometres and protects the area from all mining."

To read the full text of the article, click here [2].

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Links:
[1] http://sl.farmonline.com.au/
[2] http://sl.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/agribusiness-and-general/general/reef-reserve-nearly-half-the-size-of-qld/2591823.aspx