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Australia proposes 33 new marine reserves

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The BBC reports that Australia proposes creating the world’s largest network of marine parks, ahead of the Rio+20 Earth summit. The intended reserves will cover a total of 3.1 million sq km of ocean, including the Coral Sea and restrictions will be placed on commercial activities, including fishing and oil and gas exploration, within them. The plan will see the number of marine reserves off the Australian coast increase from 27 to 60.