Western Australia Fishers Say Federal Plans to Protect More Ocean Will Increase Seafood Prices
Shoppers have been warned Australian seafood prices will rise and the nation will import more fish as a consequence of federal government plans to prevent commercial fishing in millions of hectares of ocean.
Environment Minister Murray Watt told this week's UN Ocean Conference Australia would expand "highly protected" areas to 30 per cent of its territorial waters within five years.
It represents a six per cent increase in ocean estate where extractive industries such as fishing or mining are locked out.
The announcement follows...
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