‘Beggars belief’: The proposed industrial port within WA’s newest marine park

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There is significant opposition in Western Australia against the proposed Gascoyne Gateway Marine Complex industrial port due to concerns about dredging and its impact on critical humpback whale habitats. Environmentalists and community groups stress the potential harm to marine life within the newest marine park.

A campaign to stop the Gascoyne Gateway Marine Complex proposal is in full swing, over concerns the plans would require extensive dredging and result in shipping lanes cutting through a critical humpback whale resting and nursing ground.