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After news emerged in late November that the Australian government is planning to establish the world's largest marine reserve in the Coral Sea, DialAFlight, one of the UK's leading travel operators, believes the planned development shows a positive step towards protecting a fragile area from degradation and could even strengthen tourism along Australia's Queensland coastline.
With pristine oceans, magnificent coral and numerous historical relics submerged along the sea-floor, Queensland's exquisite coastline often provides the perfect attraction for cruise holidays in Australia. However as reported by the BBC in November, the marine wildlife in the Coral Sea is under threat from illicit commercial and recreational fishing as well as oil and gas exploration.
The proposed plans, currently subject to a 90-day consultation before any possible implementation can take place, would see an area one-and-a-half times the size of France protected under environmental law.
However, as well as the environmental benefits, DialAFlight believes the new marine reserve could continue to bolster tourism in the area, with many more millions of tourists hopefully visiting the Queensland coastline as a result of the marine reserve.
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Read the full article, New Marine Reserve Could Bolster Queensland Tourist Numbers, Say DialAFlight, on the Wall Street Journal website.
