A Statewide Marine Plan for Tasmania

Tasmanian coastal waters have some of the highest marine biodiversity on earth. They support over 3000 jobs in fisheries, aquaculture, recreation, and tourism, are significant for First Nations people, and provide recreation for Tasmanians and visitors.

But poor government regulation has resulted in marine species being fished unsustainably, fish farms polluting coastal waters, chemicals from the land running into the ocean, and plastics polluting the marine environment.

Without a more comprehensive approach, Tasmanian communities and industries which rely on healthy oceans for their livelihood, recreation, and cultural sustenance will all suffer.

Australia Institute research shows that there is widespread community concern at the decline in the health of Tasmania’s coastal waters and an appetite for Government action to protect these natural places.

The Tasmania Government should adopt a State-wide Marine Plan that provides a scientific, economic and community-informed framework for the management of our marine environment.

ADD YOUR NAME >

To the Tasmanian Parliament --

We, the undersigned, call on you to protect Tasmania’s environmentally, culturally and economically significant coastal waters by"

Committing to a comprehensive state-wide Marine Plan.

  • This must be informed by comprehensive data on environmental, social and economic factors, and established through a science based, consultative, multi-sector marine planning process.
  • The process must assess where activities are compatible or incompatible with each other and with the marine environment to reduce conflict between uses.
  • The process must support First Nations communities, industry, and the broader community to participate in marine planning and management.
146 signed so far

Will you sign?

: :

:

:

:

:

: :

: :

:

:

: :

:

:

: :

Latest supporters

Ted Phillips
Ted Phillips signed 2023-05-16 22:04:27 +1000
Emma Hardwick signed 2023-05-12 10:10:31 +1000
Julie D’Bras signed 2023-03-30 19:59:26 +1100
Harin Fonseka signed 2023-03-08 12:32:28 +1100
Fiona Aring signed 2023-03-02 00:07:28 +1100
Richard Crittenden signed 2023-02-16 12:58:13 +1100
Fiona Strahan signed 2023-01-17 18:27:58 +1100
Margie Jenkin signed 2023-01-10 18:02:42 +1100
Chris Beadle signed 2023-01-06 11:27:31 +1100
Renae Riviere signed 2023-01-03 08:22:23 +1100
Stephenie Cahalan signed via nige palfreyman 2022-12-27 11:36:36 +1100
Graham McLean signed 2022-12-23 20:26:06 +1100
Jill Harris signed via nige palfreyman 2022-12-23 11:50:44 +1100
nige palfreyman signed 2022-12-23 08:22:23 +1100
Eric Woehler signed 2022-12-23 07:37:46 +1100
John Heck signed 2022-12-22 21:14:03 +1100
Emille Boulot signed 2022-12-22 19:50:23 +1100
Gillian Gravell signed via Maria Riedl 2022-12-22 19:46:46 +1100
Maria Riedl signed 2022-12-22 19:00:33 +1100
Bill Simpson signed 2022-12-21 05:03:59 +1100
Jelica Roland signed 2022-12-09 14:56:34 +1100
(Dr) Thomas Wilson signed 2022-12-07 20:43:17 +1100
Laraine Ruthborn signed 2022-12-07 10:14:17 +1100
Peter Lawrence signed 2022-12-06 17:26:21 +1100
Lisa Turner signed via Gavin Miller 2022-12-06 16:57:55 +1100
Carolynne Roetman
Carolynne Roetman signed via Gavin Miller 2022-12-06 15:26:29 +1100
Gavin Miller signed 2022-12-06 15:12:43 +1100
sharee mccammon signed 2022-12-06 09:50:27 +1100
Thomas Timpe signed 2022-12-06 06:46:32 +1100
Bruce McQueen signed 2022-12-05 20:36:38 +1100