Whats missing from the map of marine protection in Australia?
Compared with other states, the waters off the west coast of Australia are clearly the least protected. And within that area, the waters between Kalbarri and Eucla have next to no protection of any kind despite being home to so many globally unique and threatened species. Currently less than 1% of the one million square kilometre region off the south-west corner of the continent is protected. Over-fishing, shipping, pollution, mining, and even climate change are all impacting on the health of the region and its marine life.
