managment
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According to the Australian Government the Great Barrier Reef is a very well managed place but is that truly the case? Some would say otherwise. Over fishing is having big effects on not only the Great Barrier Reef but the entire world if we do not start to take action then we will see dramatically awful effects to our beautiful wildlife. Pesticide runoff is also severely affecting the health of the reef and the marine life that live within it.
The first management strategy our group would like to propose is to install a drainage system in all 38 of the major catchment that lead to the Great Barrier Reef. These systems will take in all of the water trying to make its way into the precious Great Barrier Reef then the system will filter out all of the nasty and dangerous chemicals to ensure that the major runoff points will only put clean water into the Great Barrier Reef. This system will not only help the fish have a longer and healthier life but the coral as well. This strategy will be funded by one or numerous fundraisers.
The second management strategy our group proposed is to build some fishing farms. These farms are places where people will breed fish so that they don’t have to spend time and use a lot of expensive equipment to collect fish. There are some fishing farms in Australia but people say it’s cruel to keep fish in glass tanks so for our plan of the fish farm we would like to build a numerous amount of large tanks that are very similar to the natural habitat of the fish. We believe that this strategy will help more people then it will harm people. The way that this farm will help people is that with less money being spent on ships and equipment then the price of fish in the shops will drop making it not only better for the Great Barrier Reef but for families or just people needing to buy food.