A snippet of news on the ABC radio yesterday has left me wondering the implications of the proposal to nominate the Ningaloo Reef on our WA coastline for World Heritage Listing.
The Ningaloo Reef is 160km long and stretches south of Coral Bay north to Exmouth and the North West Cape. This stretch of coast is currently a protected Sanctuary Zone for all Marine life with strict limits on where fishing can occur.
How does World Heritage Listing change our use of the reef?
But with 70% of the worlds coral reef degrading rapidly, it is vital to save what we have left. Any protection is good protection.
Read the following artical for more information www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,26263823-2761,00.html
