Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00070:body:0:p17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00070
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 49287–54599

sustainable use of the park                                              Engage with and support social and economic benefits for the community and stakeholders

                                    * Diverse corals continue to inhabit the fringing reef ecosystem and support characteristic species.
                                    * Pelagic species diversity and abundance is maintained or increases.
                                    * No new marine invasive species establish.
                                    * Diversity of reef fish communities is maintained.
                                    * There are low levels of inshore compliance incidents.
Desired outcomes                    * The number of incursions of foreign fishing vessels remains steady or decreases.
                                    * Community satisfaction with the management of the marine park is maintained.
                                    * Awareness and understanding of the marine park increases among visitors to Christmas Island and park users.
                                    * The local community is supported to maintain marine cultural knowledge.
                                    * Research, monitoring and restoration effort in the marine park is directed to areas of high management priority – e.g. ecosystem pressures, changes and causes of change.
                                    * The marine park contributes to sustainable economic activity at Christmas Island.
                         * Conduct and enable research and monitoring to improve understanding of:                                                                                                                    * Regulate activities within the marine park, including by:                                                              * Communicate information about park values and management to visitors and park users.                                   * Establish and maintain a marine park advisory committee.
                            * park values and associated pressures                                                                                                                                                       * assessing activity proposals in accordance with management plan prescriptions                                       * Educate visitors and park users about the marine park rules and sustainable practices.                                 * Engage and build the capacity of the community and local groups/organisations to support the management of the park.
                            * impacts of climate change and adaptation measures                                                                                                                                          * conducting surveillance and compliance operations in partnership with other agencies.                               * Support activities that enhance and promote sustainable, rewarding and safe recreational and tourism experiences.      * Build on environmental educational programs for the local school.
                            * current and future ecosystem changes and how to enhance resilience.                                                                                                                     * Implement management actions to help:                                                                                                                                                                                                           * Establish and maintain partnerships and collaborative arrangements with key stakeholders.
                         * Monitor the condition and trend of priority values and pressures.                                                                                                                             * protect species, habitats, ecosystems, and biodiversity under pressure                                                                                                                                                                       * Support the collection and documentation of cultural and historical knowledge of the marine environment.
Actions                  * Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of management actions to inform adaptive management.                                                                                                 * enhance ecosystem resilience and adaptation in response to a changing climate and other environmental changes                                                                                                                                * Encourage the sharing of findings from research and monitoring work with island communities and other stakeholders.
                         * Develop and maintain data and information management systems, processes and reporting to support evidence-based park management.                                                              * minimise pressures through engagement and collaboration with other management agencies.
                         * Continue to build and maintain collaborative and cost-effective partnerships to deliver quality science.                                                                                   * Monitor