Six out of 10 WA fishers support marine sanctuary zones

WA Research Findings:

• Six out of 10 people who frequently fish (fished more than 12 times in the past year) support protecting at least 30 per cent of the waters of WA’s coast in marine sanctuaries.
• 63 per cent of West Australians believe that marine life in WA’s waters is in decline.
• Eight out of 10 West Australians would like the state and federal governments to work together to establish marine sanctuaries off the WA coast.
• 67 per cent of people support protecting at least 30 per cent of waters directly off the coast from Perth, such as the Perth Canyon, in a marine sanctuary.

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