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The World's Best Protection for NSW

The biggest NSW marine sanctuary plan ever was launched on 4th December 2008 by NPA.

If implemented this will help gain the world's best protection for NSW oceans.

More marine protection

The aim of this campaign is to gain marine sanctuary status for 20% of NSW oceans - bringing protection to the internationally recommended level. Currently just 6.7% protection exists and our blue wilderness is consequently under threat!

Marine sanctuaries will provide much needed protection for NSW oceans. In turn this will help to boost the numbers, size and productivity of our fish, help protect our critically endangered species and provide valuable tourism and economic benefits.

These sanctuaries will also lead to healthier marine populations that will be more resilient to threats like climate change.

Appreciating NSW oceans

NSW oceans are unique. Our mix of sub-tropical and temperate waters house a vast selection of habitats including reefs, kelp forests, seagrass beds and sponge gardens. Each habitat is home to incredible marine life - many found nowhere else in the world.

Aside form the fun we have swimming in it, boating on it and fishing within it, our oceans provide us with the air we breathe, balance our weather patterns and maintain our coastlines. They also provide the traditional fish favourites like snapper, kingfish and prawns that we love to eat.

This beautiful blue wilderness is under threat - overfishing, marine debris, coastal development and climate change are unbalancing this underwater world - leading to a decline in our fish favourites, extinction of unique NSW species and the death of coral and seagrass beds.

Despite having some marine protection in NSW, there is little complete protection, especially from the impacts of overfishing. The outlook for our marine areas looks bleak unless we do something now. It's time to act!

Protecting our oceans to benefit us all now and for future -
Blue Is The New Green

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