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the Schedule);

cast net   has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Regulation
         1995 (Qld), as in force at the date of this Plan;

collecting   has the same meaning as in the zoning plan;

dilly    has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Regulation
         1995 (Qld), as in force at the date of this Plan;

Mackay/Capricorn  means the area assigned the name "Great Barrier
Section   Reef Marine Park—Mackay/Capricorn Section" by
         Proclamation made under subsection 31 (1) of the Act
         and published in the Gazette on 24 September 1987;

[Note: For the meaning of Gazette see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss. 17 (m) and 46 (1) (a).]

relevant permission  has the same meaning as in the Great Barrier Reef
         Marine Park Regulations;

stowed or secured  has the same meaning as in the zoning plan;

taking    has the same meaning as in the zoning plan;

traditional hunting
and gathering   has the same meaning as in the zoning plan;

zone    means a zone referred to in the zoning plan;

zoning plan   means the zoning plan for the Mackay/Capricorn
         Section which came into force on 1 August 1988,
         copies of which may be obtained from the Authority.

[Note:  Unless the contrary intention appears, words and expressions used in this Plan that
are defined in the Act have the same meaning in this Plan as they do in the Act: see
Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 46 (1) (a). For example, the Act contains definitions of
Authority, Marine Park and vessel.]

2.2 The origin of geographical coordinates used in this Plan is the
Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 (AGD66).

2.3 The Preface, introductory notes, background notes and other notes
do not form part of this Plan, and are provided for information only.

PART 2  MANAGEMENT ISSUES

BACKGROUND NOTE TO PART 2
Dugongs are considered vulnerable to extinction by the World Conservation
Union. In Queensland, the dugong is listed as a vulnerable animal under the
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Qld).

Historically, dugongs have lived in waters of the western Pacific and Indian
Oceans, but human activities have caused it to disappear in much of this
region. The majority of its world population is now believed to exist in the
tropical and sub-tropical waters of Australia, although much of this area has
not been surveyed. The estimated population of the surveyed region is
around 80,000, of which about 15% (around 12,000) live in the Marine Park.
Since 1987, dugong numbers have declined by more than half in the southern
region of the Marine Park (from Cape Bedford to Hervey Bay), which includes
the Area. The Authority considers the Area to be the most important dugong
habitat in the region.

Dugongs feed on intertidal seagrass meadows in the Area.