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Key Issues in the Northern Marine Planning Area
Conservation groups that form the Northern Australian Environment Alliance have outlined the conservation requirements of the Northern Regional Marine Plan through the construction of a report to the National Oceans Office.

National Oceans Office is the key organisation for implementing Australia's Oceans Policy, of which Regional Marine Plan development forms the core component.

Key Issues in the Northern Marine Planning Area

It was in 1998 that the Commonwealth Government announced Australia's Oceans Policy aiming to give new direction in the management of Australia's Oceans. Development of the Northern Marine Plan is currently in its initial stages at the Scoping Phase.

Map of the Northern Regional Marine Planning Area. Click on image to enlarge.

In the Scoping Phase objectives to be pursued are identified, as well as the most important issues to be addressed. It is for this stage that the report was produced so as to ensure desired conservation outcomes are clearly outlined from the beginning of the process.

The Northern Australian Environment Alliance includes:

»	Australian Conservation Foundation
»	Australian Marine Conservation Society
»	Cairns and Far North Environment Centre
»	Conservation Council of Western Australia
»	Environment Centre of the Northern Territory
»	Environs Kimberley
»	North Queensland Conservation Council
»	Queensland Conservation Council
»	The Wilderness Society
»	World Wide Fund for Nature

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