Tasmanian Government has no plans to review marine protections despite calls for change WedWednesday 10 updated WedWednesday 10 Professor Graham Edgar's research shows Tasmania needs more Marine Protected Areas. ( Print text only Cancel Tasmania, already well behind national and international targets for protecting marine areas, has no plans to lift a moratorium on new reserves, says the State Government. Key points: Only 3 per cent of the state's mainland waters are protected There is a new campaign to reignite discussions around marine protected areas A government spokesperson told ABC Radio Hobart "there is no change to the Government's policy of no new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which delivers certainty and security for industry".