AlHijjah 29, 1432, Nov 25, 2011, SPA -- Australian wants to create a marine park covering 900,000 square kilometres of the Coral Sea, including the Great Barrier Reef, dpa reported. The Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve would be the world's largest marine park, Environment Minister Tony Burke said Friday when releasing the blueprint for an area free from oil and gas exploration. The area is within Australia's disputed exclusive economic zone and extends from 60 kilometres from the coast to 1,100 kilometres at its widest point. Recreational and charter fishing would be legal in the narrow coastal corridor but not in the reserve itself. Burke said the Coral Sea needed protection from overfishing. -- SPA
