Establishment of Marine Protected Areas
Ladies Tarn © Amanda Harper
The following information was originally published Friday, 27 June 2003. Subsequent campaigning by the TNPA was rewarded by the proclaimation of the the two largest and significant marine reseves in Tasmanian waters to date.
The Tasmanian National Parks Association would like to encourage you to make a submission to the Resource Planning and Development Commission (RPDC) regarding the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Port Davey and the Kent Group. Efforts to protect the waters around the Kent Group in Bass Strait began over twenty years ago and around Port Davey ten years ago. After public comment, proposals for these two Tamanian Marine Protected Areas will be presented to the Minister.
Issues that ought be raised include:
1. Both areas are National Parks, and creating new marine boundaries for conservation provides a good integration of both the marine and terrestrial elements. These connections may ease the challenge of resource management.2. Joint patrolling of the proposed Kent Group MPA and the existing Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park in nearby Victorian waters may also help with management issues.
3. Ongoing research and monitoring should be encouraged to better understand the MPAs and their value. Replication of bioregions should be ensured where feasible.
4. You may want to recommend 'no take' zones for both the proposed Kent Group MPA and Port Davey MPAs. This is the preferred option to better manage marine biodiversity in these unique places.
The Tasmanian National Parks Association would like to encourage you to make a submission to the Resource Planning and Development Commission (RPDC) regarding the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Port Davey and the Kent Group. Efforts to protect the waters around the Kent Group in Bass Strait began over twenty years ago and around Port Davey ten years ago. After public comment, proposals for these two Tamanian Marine Protected Areas will be presented to the Minister.
Issues that ought be raised include:
1. Both areas are National Parks, and creating new marine boundaries for conservation provides a good integration of both the marine and terrestrial elements. These connections may ease the challenge of resource management.2. Joint patrolling of the proposed Kent Group MPA and the existing Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park in nearby Victorian waters may also help with management issues.
3. Ongoing research and monitoring should be encouraged to better understand the MPAs and their value. Replication of bioregions should be ensured where feasible.
4. You may want to recommend 'no take' zones for both the proposed Kent Group MPA and Port Davey MPAs. This is the preferred option to better manage marine biodiversity in these unique places.
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The Tasmania National Parks Association Inc seeks to preserve Tasmania's national parks and reserves through management committed to the conservation of their natural and cultural values.
ABN: 38 875 435 295
The Tasmania National Parks Association Inc seeks to preserve Tasmania's national parks and reserves through management committed to the conservation of their natural and cultural values.
ABN: 38 875 435 295
