The Queensland Seafood Industry Association (QSIA) has opposed the Greens policy to ban fishing in all Australian waters in the Coral Sea, saying it is “irresponsible." “In the increasingly hungry world of the 21st Century, where food security is so important, to simply lock away a vast area like the Coral Sea is irresponsible,” QSIA President Michael Gardner said.
“The area of water the Greens are talking about covers one million square kilometers - that’s equivalent to well over half the entire land area of the State of Queensland, which is around 1.7 million square kilometers - so it is a vast, vast area. Yet, the Greens will simply lock that away as a source of future food supply to Australia and the world.”
“The area of water the Greens are talking about covers one million square kilometers - that’s equivalent to well over half the entire land area of the State of Queensland, which is around 1.7 million square kilometers - so it is a vast, vast area. Yet, the Greens will simply lock that away as a source of future food supply to Australia and the world.”
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