The East Marine Bioregional Plan Bioregional Profile A Description of the Ecosystems, Conservation Values and Uses of the East Marine RegionMinisterial Foreword
Australia is responsible for around 60 000 kilometres of coastline and around 15 million square kilometres of ocean, an area almost twice the size of our continental land mass. As an island continent we have one of the biggest Exclusive Economic Zones of any country. The Australian people are known...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.390.2598 http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/mbp/publications/east/pubs/bioregional-profile.pdf |
| Summary: | Australia is responsible for around 60 000 kilometres of coastline and around 15 million square kilometres of ocean, an area almost twice the size of our continental land mass. As an island continent we have one of the biggest Exclusive Economic Zones of any country. The Australian people are known around the world for our connections with the ocean. Australia’s marine systems encompass the tropical seas of the north to the Antarctic ice-shelves of the south. The extraordinary natural diversity and biological richness of our oceans means that Australians are significant global stewards of marine biodiversity. Our national record in marine conservation is a mixed one. We have certainly led the world in the protection of coral reef systems and in our protection of iconic marine |
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