It seems that the idea of what MPAs are meant to protect the marine environment from has reversed since the declaration of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, writes Crikey natulralist Lionel Eelmore.
Marine conservation
fishing 
Will Tony Burke deliver on marine protected areas?
Australia in the midst of deciding the level of protection to be applied to a large section of our coastline and offshore areas. Will we use this critical time wisely? asks Dr Margi Prideaux.
Will Timor Sea oil slick be curtains for bluefin tuna?
The already-devastated Southern bluefin tuna population could be sunk for good by the recent Montara oil spill.
Pollution-detecting robot fish released
A school of pollution-detecting robotic fish are set to be released off the northern Spanish port of Gijon in a trial next year.
How bureaucrats privatised fish by stealth
Despite the world’s third largest fishing zone AFMA will not let Australians catch their own fish, writes Lionel Elmore .
So you want to eat fresh-caught Australian fish?
Getting fresh caught fish in Australia is not as hard as it seems. You just have to get past the bureaucrats, writes Lionel Elmore.
