Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2008C00685:front:0:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2008C00685
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 40109–43088

a wide diversity of use in the Planning Area, for example:
 (a) research is conducted throughout the Planning Area and research stations are located at Green Island, Lizard Island and Low Island; and
 (b) commercial reef line fishing, trawling, collecting, aquaculture and harvest fishing are established uses of the Planning Area; and
 (c) marine tourism operations visit all sectors and most Locations in the Planning Area on a regular or periodic basis; and
 (d) shipping and port activities rely on access to and use of the Planning Area; and
 (e) hunting, fishing and collecting are undertaken by traditional owners in Locations in the Planning Area, particularly in inshore reef areas (Locations that have been identified by traditional owner groups as significant for cultural purposes are described in Table 2); and
 (f) recreational activities including yachting, boating of other kinds and fishing in the Planning Area tend to be concentrated in inshore areas near population centres and around the inner reefs, particularly in the Locations mentioned in column 3 of Table 3. Column 2 of the table lists the sectors (described in Schedule 2) in which the Locations occur.

              Table 3 Areas of concentrated recreational use

Item  Sector                 Location
 1    Lizard Island          Lizard Island
 2    Offshore Port Douglas  East Hope Island Reef, West Hope Island Reef, Pickersgill Reef, Evening Reef, Rudder Reef, Tongue Reef, Snapper Island Reef and Batt Reef
 3    Offshore Cairns        Michaelmas Reef, Oyster Reef, Vlasoff Reef, Arlington Reef, Upolu Cay Reef and Green Island Reef
 4    South Offshore Cairns  Thetford Reef, Moore Reef, Elford Reef, Briggs Reef, Sudbury Reef and Scott Reef
 5    Frankland Islands      Frankland Islands Sector reefs

 (2) The Planning Area's natural scenic values form part of the values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and assist in providing significant presentation opportunities.

 (3) The coastal regions adjacent to the Offshore Port Douglas and Frankland Islands Sectors comprise part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area. The Authority considers that, with limited coastal development, the Sectors provide the opportunity to present the World Heritage values of the Marine Park in association with the adjacent Wet Tropics.

1.29 Issues

 (1) Growth in use may erode current and potential values (including opportunities for use) of the Planning Area.

 (2) Increasing use is displacing existing uses at some Locations.

 (3) The number of permitted moorings and pontoons installed in the Planning Area limits access by other users.

 (4) Large, permanently moored facilities have the potential to compromise the Planning Area's natural scenic values.

 (5) Noisy or intrusive water sports may impair the values of the Planning Area, including use and presentation values.

1.30 Strategies

 (1) The category of use level for each Location takes into consideration: