WWF Praises Oz For Marine Park Zone
October 27, 2005 @ 01:07 AM (EST)
Source: OhMyNews.com
Australia was feted by the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Gift to Earth Award for its efforts to keep the Great Barrier Reef protected as a marine park zone by implementing special regulations last year.
This protection is a ban on all fishing and tightens other activities from 4.6 percent to 33 percent of the mostly off-limits park...
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