Port Stephens – Great Lakes Marine Park
HCEC is hosting the National Parks Association NPA Marine Sancturaies campaigner. We fully endorse the additions to the Government’s zone plan that NPA has proposed.
The Government’s zone plan is on exhibition currently, so make sure you make a submission.
Contact HCEC to get a copy of the proposed Sanctuary additions or a copy of the Government’s proposals.
Download a letter writing guide from this site to help yoiu make a submission to the Marine Park Zone Plan exhibition process.
Key additions required are:
1. The Branch River Sanctuary
By george at 2006-05-17 17:30 | Campaigns | Marine and Fisheries | read more
Media release: 17th May
Media Release
17th May, 2006
Scientists, fishers, conservationists to discuss Marine Park
This Saturday, fishers, conservationists and marine scientists will take part in a panel discussion about Marine Sanctuaries and the controversial Port Stephens – Great Lakes Marine Park.
The panel discussion will be part of the proceedings in the Environment Tent at this weekend’s STOMP Festival in Civic Park.
By george at 2006-05-17 16:34 | Marine and Fisheries | Media | read more
Smiths Lake
Smiths Lake
Conservationists are calling for all of the iconic Smith’s Lake to be protected in Sanctuary Zone in the Port Stephens – Great Lakes Marine Park.
The Zone Plan is on exhbition now, until August, skip to the National Parks Association website to see how you submit to the process: www.npansw.org.au
By george at 2006-06-15 09:38 | Marine and Fisheries | Marine and Fisheries | News
Marine stall at STOMP
Marine stall at STOMP
HCEC hosted the Step Lightly Environment Tent at the STOMP festival in May, 2006.
The tent featured a panel discussion on marine sanctuaries and the Port Stephens- Great Lakes Marine Park. Members of the public dropped in throughout the day to talk about marine conservation and see the Zoning Proposals being put forward by the National Parks Association, Eco Network Port Stephens and HCEC.
By george at 2006-06-03 17:02 | Community | Events | Marine and Fisheries
Bald Bluff needs Sanctuary protection
Bald Bluff needs Sanctuary protection
By george at 2006-06-01 09:55 | Marine and Fisheries | Marine and Fisheries
Orange Roughy recommended for Endangered listing
This news item arrives courtesy of the Marine and Coastal Community Network’s excellent Wetstuff marine and coastal news digest.
The Federal Environment Minister, Ian Campbell is considering listing the Orange Roughy as Endangered.
The government’s statement says, “Expert advice from the Australian Government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee has recommended that the Orange Roughy is eligible to be listed as endangered under federal environment law. Further analysis by the Department of Environment and Heritage supports the conclusion that the species in Australia has undergone an unplanned and severe decline in numbers.
By george at 2006-05-28 14:59 | Marine and Fisheries | News | read more
Fisheries Assessments
NSW Fisheries are required to undergo Environmental Impact Assessment, just like any other destructive and extractive industry. However, in NSW, so little is known about marine ecology, that the Environmental Impact Statements have been prepared for most fisheries are thin and watery documents, offering little or no hope for the protection marine biodiversity.
This is probably in part due to the anomaly that fish and sharks and marine invertebrates are not protected under the Threatened Species Conservation Act, but the Fisheries Management Act. The TSC Act in fact, defines “animal” as every thing other than a human or a fish.
By george at 2006-05-18 11:18 | Marine and Fisheries | read more