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Recommendation 20

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Maintain Marine Protected Area status and expand network to cover vulnerable sites.

Recommendation
We call on the Government to maintain the status of designated Marine Protected Areas and ensure the expansion of the MPA network to cover vulnerable sites of comparable biodiversity to maximise its effectiveness. (Recommendation, Paragraph 77)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 9 September 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗