New MPAs - No Take Marine Area Campaign

2020 – 2025

A group of scientists, stakeholder parties and other non-government organisations seek to substantially increase Western Australia's no-take marine areas (NTMAs). If successful, we will undertake a national effort to improve our marine ecosystems with marine protected areas (MPAs) and NTMAs.

Our group is concerned the catch rates of both recreational fishers and fishing-charter vessels significantly and negatively impact the abundance of targeted fish species. We believe that either bag limits need to substantially decrease or NTMAs implemented to conserve old, large, breeding female fishes and assist with general recruitment.

We recognise that with MPA establishment comes the obligation to recognise all existing stakeholders and provide fair compensation to these stakeholders where appropriate.