The Minister for Environment requested an interim report on proposed protections for the remainder (or western portion) of the marine component of the Exmouth Gulf within 12 months of the establishment of the Exmouth Gulf Taskforce.
Included in its Terms of Reference, the Taskforce is to provide the Minister for Environment with:
options to deliver long-term integrated management of the land and sea, including the establishment of a secure marine reserve over the wider Gulf area that does not adversely impact existing managed commercial fisheries and adequately considers recreational and charter fishing.
This interim report represents the Taskforce’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Environment under this component of its Terms of Reference.
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