WHEN: Tuesday 31 March | 8:30am - 4:30pm
WHERE: Online

Dive into the latest marine parks and aquatic reserves news and connect with ocean lovers at the 3rd NSW Marine Parks Forum.

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Get ready to dive into exciting discussions about the future of our marine parks and aquatic reserves. This event brings together community, scientists, policy experts and businesses passionate about protecting ocean treasures in NSW.

Australia has promised to created 30x30 highly protected areas in the sea, so this Forum will explore how this can be applied in NSW. Let's take a deep dive into the marine policy landscape — assessing barriers and opportunities to achieve 30% sanctuary protect for NSW's marine environment.

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The day will be full of inspiring talks and discussions that celebrate our beautiful marine environments. Whether you're an expert or just curious, don't miss out on the 3rd Marine Parks Forum.

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Keynote addresses will include:

• An address from the High Ambition Coalition's Jason Dozer. HAC is working with countries around the world to apply the 30x30 target locally. Jason will provide us with a global update, sharing inspirational case studies from around the world.

• Geographic Information Systems expert & Marine Biologist Dr Dan Breen from the Auckland University of Technology. His previous research includes NSW Government reports for establishing marine parks and a thesis analysing the NSW coastline on how to apply scientific principles (Comprehensive, Adequate and Representative) to create the next generation of marine protected areas. He will discuss how his research can be used to apply 30x30 to NSW marine waters.