AQUATIC RESERVES
S. Australian innovation (N.Z.P.A. Staff Cormpondent) SYDNEY, December 28. Australia’s first aquatic reserves, the marine equivalent of national parks, have been established by the South Australian Government, and all fishing activity in them will be banned, except in special circumstances. Six areas have been chosen because of their noteworthy marine life and associated geological formations. . In one, half a mile of coast has been put under restriction to protect migrating seals in the waters around their resting areas on the beach. Another reserve has been declared in an area of water surrounding an island where students are making studies under the direction of the Department of Fisheries and Fauna Conservation.
Another area, 21 miles south of Adelaide, has been declared a prohibited fishing area to retain an interesting marine environment close to the city. Although fishing is prohibited in all six areas, skindiving and swimming will be permitted.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32801, 29 December 1971, Page 13
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