Australia is known for protecting its sea life in a 3.3 million square kilometer (1.3 million square mile) system of marine parks that covers 36 percent of the country’s oceans.

The Australian Director of National Parks is looking to run a trial to use drones to monitor, detect, and collect information about prohibited activities, such as illegal fishing operations, in ...

Australia’s network of marine parks - a decade in the making and announced in 2012 - haven’t been implemented yet, and the Abbott government has already placed the plans under review.

Australia plans to create the world’s largest network of marine reserves, its government announced Thursday. The proposal would increase the number of protected areas from 27 to 60 and would ...

Australia created the world's largest network of marine national parks on Friday, protecting an area of ocean the size of Western Europe in a move which will prevent oil and gas exploration and ...

This same erosion of protection is also proposed in Western Australia, where the government’s draft plan would reduce green zones by 43% across the largest marine parks in the region.

Australia will now allow commercial fishing in parts of some of its marine parks. (AFP pic) CANBERRA: Australia recommended opening more of its marine parks, including near the Great Barrier Reef ...

AFTER a 14-hour overnight shift pulling up lobster pots in rough seas about 40km off the West Australian coast, the crew of the trawler Night Stalker has had a welcome reminder of the good times ...

Giving Australia's marine parks better protection won't solve the problem of hotter, more acidic oceans due to climate change. Australia's current emission target is consistent with a 2°C warming ...

Australia plans to create the world’s largest network of marine reserves, its government announced Thursday. The proposal would increase the number of protected areas from 27 to 60 and would ...

Australia's marine reserves will increase from 27 to 60 under a new scheme, set to cover more than three million square kilometres, or one third of the island nation's waters.