Seismic testing is planned for an 8,000km sq area on the doorstep of two marine parks that are home to almost 100 protected species
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Conservationists say a plan to search for oil and gas near Rowley Shoals in north-west Australia is “reckless” and will put one of the world’s healthiest reefs at risk.
The area is an isolated archipelago of reefs home to three atolls – Imperieuse, Clerke, and Mermaid – that lie 260km off the coast of the Kimberley in Western Australia.