QLD:Greens call for mining ban in Coral Sea

AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2010
QLD:Greens call for mining ban in Coral Sea

The Greens have proposed a new plan to protect the Coral Sea off Australia's north-eastern
coast from oil and gas mining.

The Coral Sea is three times the size of its neighbour .. the Great Barrier Reef ..

and is home to coral reefs and thriving fish populations .. turtles .. reef sharks and
whales.

Greens' leader BOB BROWN says only one per cent of the Coral Sea is protected .. which
opens it up to destructive activities such as overfishing .. and oil and gas extraction.

He's called for a Coral Sea Marine Reserve .. and for the Great Barrier Reef Marine
Park Authority to be extended to manage the complementary reserve.

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KEYWORD: POLL10 GREENS REEF (BRISBANE)

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