Mooring buoys are important management devices to protect coral reefs from the damaging impact of boat anchors. Sanctuary waters have more than 400 mooring buoys. Mooring Buoy . This calls for boats carrying divers and snorklers to tie up to mooring buoys anchored on the seabed in order to prevent damage to coral from boat anchors. Education and Outreach .
Education is the primary management technique used in the sanctuary.
The plan details how information is passed from scientists to managers and then to educators who prepare materials for the general public. Research and Monitoring . This helps focus and set priorities for research to address management problems. This specifies ways citizens can become involved in assisting managers to protect the sanctuary. This applies restrictions on activities in a way that will achieve resource protection without unduly restricting activities.