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Batemans Sanctuaries need full protection<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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We need your help to stop illegal fishing in Batemans marine sanctuaries.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In December 2019, Minister Adam Marshall and Minister Andrew Constance announced that the NSW government would turn a blind eye to illegal fishing in six marine sanctuaries in the Batemans Marine Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the affected sanctuaries are in estuaries that protect important habitat for juvenile fish to grow to adulthood – our local fishers depend on these sanctuaries to provide great fishing across the rest of the park.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two other sanctuaries are next to our very special Montague Island – an important haul-out site for Australian Fur Seals, and home to a colony of Little Penguins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Removing sanctuary protection has subjected these beautiful animals to increased risk of injury from vessel strike or entanglement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most NSW recreational fishers care deeply for the future of our oceans, and expect their peers to do the right thing. By turning a blind eye to regulations that protect important habitats and feeding grounds, the government is risking the fish of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s time to reinstate full protection for Batemans Marine Sanctuaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Send a message to Minister Constance and Minister Marshall to tell them enough is enough – restore protection for our ocean wildlife.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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