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The entanglement alliance has been working with the inshore fishing industry for a number of years to raise awareness.

Social, economic and environmental impact assessments are currently being undertaken for inshore MPAs ahead of public consultation on the proposals for fisheries management measures.

On our flight the pilots warned us they would drop the containers over the sea, but the southwesterly breeze would drift them back inshore.

Every year after the full moons in late October and November, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef begins its annual spawning — first the coral species inshore, where waters are warmer, then the offshore corals, the main event.

"This is the first time we have seen such a large pod so close inshore and not too far from the pier end, it was fantastic to see," said one of the crew members.