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Fisheries management papers

1998

Houtman Abrolhos Islands - Western Australia ; Western Australia ; Environment management. ; Islands

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Management Of The Houtman Abrohlos System., Kim Nardi, Abrohlos Islands Management Advisory Committee Dec 1998

Management Of The Houtman Abrohlos System., Kim Nardi, Abrohlos Islands Management Advisory Committee

Fisheries management papers

The Abrolhos System is the Houtman Abrolhos Islands and adjoing State Territorial Waters. It is an important part of the Western Australian environment. Has major significance in conservation of flora and fauna and also in geological terms. The waters adjoining State Territorial Waters contain some of the most highly valued marine systems in the State. These include sites of historical shipwrecks in Australia. The are of great interest to visitors and support a relatively small but growing recreation and tourism industy. The area is integral to the Western rock lobster fishery, which is that State's premier primary industries. The Abrolhos …