The community strongly values the NSW marine estate and it offers us significant benefits.
These benefits can be social, cultural, environmental and economic, all supported by good water quality, healthy habitats and diverse and abundant wildlife.
The NSW marine estate provides us with many things including:
- A suite of natural resources and ecosystem services* vital to our health and wellbeing
- Sea Country places, practices, and cultures; essential to the wellbeing of Aboriginal people
- A place to recreate whether that be a walk, swim, surf or any number of other activities
- A place to relax and unwind, promoting wellbeing
- A sense of identity and a place to connect with family, friends and community
- A thriving coastal economy supported by natural resources
- Income related to tourism, fishing, shipping and more
- Sustenance as many people eat their catch from the marine estate or forage its shores