Conservation Council SA, as a member of the historic South Australian Marine Conservation Alliance (SAMCA), today released a position statement to emphasise the pressing need for effective marine conservation in our waters.
Conservation Council SA has been working closely with the South Australian Marine Conservation Alliance and fully supports this position statement.
Well-designed Marine Park Sanctuary Zones are an effective biodiversity conservation measure, and are a necessary step to protecting our natural heritage. They have also been shown to have additional positive spin-offs such as increased tourism and better fishing in areas adjacent to sanctuary zones.
Many people would be surprised that the national park system in SA has no marine equivalent and Conservation Council SA has worked for this outcome for over ten years.
DENR's marine parks program with its fundamental component of highly protected sanctuary zones is a progressive conservation initiative. It is strongly supported by the Conservation Council and the vast majority of its member groups.
Click here for a copy of the Position Statement [pdf]
Click here for a copy of the Media Release [pdf]
