It is a bit rich that Environment Minister Sussan Ley has ruled out an independent watchdog to ensure that the states comply with the law (‘‘State of the environment: doubt over new laws’’, July 21).
Ms Ley would know something about watchdogs, having being previously bounced out of Parliament for travel rorts. No wonder the miners and the agricultural sector are happy.
Under this minister, who seems to disregard the law and dislike scrutiny, it looks like the federal government is saying to the states regarding the environment: do any thing you want to get the economy going again. God save the koalas.
Fishery consultant claims MSC reputation damaged in Australia after roughy certification failure
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An Australian fishery consultancy, which has taken a financial hit from the fallout of the failed Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the orange roughy fishery, claims the MSC’s reputation may be damaged in the country by the certification s failure.
“Just as MSC was about to take a step forward in Australia it takes several backwards and will become less relevant,” Simon Boag, a fisheries advisor at Australian-based Atlantis Fisheries Consulting Group – which was engaged by a number of orange roughy east quota owners to seek MSC accreditation – said.
by Mongabay.com on 13 May 2021
The Australian government has moved to create two new marine protected areas that cover an expanse of ocean twice the size of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
The two parks will be established around Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean to the northwest of continental Australia.
The new parks, which cover to 740,000 square kilometers (286,000 square miles) of ocean, raise the protected share of Australia’s oceans from 37% to 45%.
The decision was immediately welcomed by conservation groups.
The Australian government has moved to create two new marine protected areas that cover an expanse of ocean twice the size of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.