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Election 2010 - who are you voting for? 20-Aug-2010 At 2:04:20 AM rod

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On 19/08/2010 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>On 19/08/2010 nmonteith wrote:
>>The Liberals/Nationals on the other hand have vowed to stop any further
>>creation of Marine Parks (National Park equiv). As a keen diver that
>is
>>a really depressing stance to have. The Marine Parks I have dived at
>clearly
>>have many more fish, crustaceans ect than the normal coastline. From
>first
>>hand experience I can see how over-fishing has killed off much of our
>coastlines
>>big animals.
>
>
>Hmm.
>On that topic, but at a State level...
>

>The NSW Shooters party has introduced a bill that bans the creation of
>new marine parks and marine sanctuaries until 2015.
>
>The NSW Labor party is offering in principle support to the Shooters party
>for the bill.
>
>These protected areas are critical for the long-term health of our oceans
>and help safeguard our marine life for the future. Only 6.7% of NSW waters
>are protected in sanctuaries, well short of the 20% target set by the International
>Union for Conservation of Nature.
>
>Further info at www.marineaction.org.au

What's the state of play on Sydney poo treatment, have the done away with pumping it 5km out into the ocean during the past 10 years?