The GBR streaches over 1500km along the Queensland coast.
Photo courtesy of The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

One of the most visible and controversial initiatives under the new regime was to extend the area closed to all forms of fishing from 6 to 33 per cent of the total reef area – creating the largest no-take zone in the world.

 

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