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https://static.timesnewsgroup.com.au/prod/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Feature-Image-2023-09-07T074322.412.png1200630More than 30,000 submissions have been sent to the independent regulator opposing a plan to run large-scale seismic testing for oil and gas off the Victorian coast. The survey would blast sound into the ocean every 10 seconds, and opponents say it would disrupt endangered species, commercial fisheries, tourism and marine ecosystems.