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and minimise the impacts of pressures on park values. The program may include actions to support ecosystem adaptation and resilience.

      * Science and management effectiveness  The science and management effectiveness program will provide the necessary scientific knowledge to inform adaptive management. This includes actions to improve understanding of marine park values, pressures, drivers and the effectiveness of management actions. Varying levels of knowledge exist across the network, with long-term monitoring programs in place in some parks, while knowledge of other parks is still relatively low.

      * Communication and engagement  The communication and engagement program will improve public awareness of marine park values and understanding of the rules in place to manage them, particularly as they apply to different user groups. In commencing this second management plan for the South-east Network, there remains scope for improving the awareness of the marine parks amongst coastal communities in the region and the broader Australian public. This program also seeks to build stakeholder participation in, and support for, marine park management.

The actions in Table 3.1 below describe the general bodies of work to be delivered over the life of the plan and may need to be adapted as new information and approaches become available. This will occur in consultation with the advisory committee, First Nations people and stakeholders. More specific actions will be identified and delivered through an annual operational planning cycle and in response to new information.
Table 3.1 Management programs and desired outcomes for the South-east Network

Vision            The South-east Marine Parks are healthy and resilient for current and future generations
Objectives           1.       To protect and conserve biodiversity and other natural and cultural values
                     2.       Ecologically sustainable use and enjoyment of the natural resources within marine parks, where this is consistent with objective (a)
                      * Park users and stakeholders are aware of and appreciate the South-east Marine Parks
                      * Compliance rates increase throughout the first 2 years and then are high throughout the life of this plan
                      * First Nations people have increased opportunities to build connection to, and care for, Sea Country in Australian Marine Parks
Desired outcomes      * Key knowledge gaps are identified and addressed to support evidence-based management
                      * Mesophotic reef ecosystems (middle-light reefs in depths of 30 m to 70 m) in National Park Zones are in better condition relative to unprotected areas
                      * Rariphotic reef ecosystems (rare-light reefs in depths of 71 m to 200 m) in National Park Zones are in better condition relative to unprotected areas
                      * Canyon ecosystems in National Park Zones are in better condition relative to unprotected areas
                      * Seamount reef ecosystems are continuing to show signs of recovery from historic trawl fishing

Management programs  First Nations connections and