Salmon-run of letters on marine park sanctuary zones continues

Updated October 8 2020 - 4:20pm, first published 12:30pm
An UnderseaROV image taken in a sanctuary zone near Batemans Bay.
An UnderseaROV image taken in a sanctuary zone near Batemans Bay.

Our "Sanctuary stoush" story about Batemans Marine Park "no-take zones" published on Wednesday, October 7 continues to net a run of letters. See Wednesday's letters here. More letters are published below in the order they were submitted.

The point of a Marine Park is to conserve biodiversity and to maintain ecosystem integrity and function. Research has shown improvements in fish numbers and sizes in sanctuary zones. Almost 80 per cent of recreational fishers support sanctuaries - this is peer reviewed science.

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