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the views and aspirations of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands community.

  4.2           Outline of activity management
This plan enables a range of activities to be carried out that would otherwise be prohibited or controlled by the EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations. This chapter sets out for Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park which activities are:
     1.       allowed: the activity can be carried out without the need for separate authorisation, where consistent with IUCN zone objectives and conducted in accordance with this chapter;
     2.       allowable: the activity is able to be carried out if a separate authorisation is issued (Section 4.5 (Authorisation of allowable activities)); or
     3.       not allowed: the activity is prohibited because it is not consistent with zone objectives.

For those activities that are allowed or allowable, this chapter also sets out:
     1.       the assessment and decision-making process for authorising an activity (Section 4.4 (Making decisions about activities));
     2.       the types of authorisations that may be issued (permits, class approvals, activity licences and leases) (Section 4.5 (Authorisation of allowable activities)); and
     3.       how activities must be undertaken in Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park (Section 4.3 (Prescriptions for activities)).
Other provisions of the EPBC Act or other legislation (for example, fishing rules) may also apply to an allowed or allowable activity.

  4.3           Prescriptions for activities
This plan enables activities to be conducted in zones consistent with the zone objectives while enabling the impacts to be effectively managed. Rules for these activities are summarised in Table 4.1 and the detailed activity prescriptions are provided in Sections 4.3.1 to 4.3.14.

Table 4.1 Summary of prescriptions for activities in Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park
Activity                                                                                                                                     Habitat Protection Zone (Cocos (Keeling) Islands) (IV)                                                                                                 National Park Zone (II)

GENERAL USE AND ACCESS                                                                                                                       Overnight stays on vessels
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
(Section 4.3.1)

Recreational use (nature watching, boating, walking, swimming etc.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                a

COMMERCIAL SHIPPING                                                                                                                          Anchoring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    b                       X
(Section 4.3.2)

Transiting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         a

COMMERCIAL FISHING                                                                                                                           Dropline
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    A                        X
(Section 4.3.3)

Hand collection (including using hookah, scuba, snorkel)                                                                                     A                                                                                                                                                      X

Hand net (hand, barrier, skimmer, cast, scoop, drag, lift)                                                                                   A                                                                                                                                                      X

Menjala (set net)                                                                                                                            A                                                                                                                                                      X

Longline (demersal, auto-longline)                                                                                                           X                                                                                                                                                      X

Longline (pelagic)                                                                                                                           A                                                                                                                                                      X

Minor line (handline, rod and reel, trolling, squid jig, poling)                                                                             A                                                                                                                                                      X

Net (demersal)                                                                                                                               X                                                                                                                                                      X

Net (pelagic)                                                                                                                                A                                                                                                                                                      X

Purse seine                                                                                                                                  A                                                                                                                                                      X

Bubuk (trap, pot)                                                                                                                            A                                                                                                                                                      X

Trawl (demersal)                                                                                                                             X                                                                                                                                                      X

Trawl (mid-water)                                                                                                                            A                                                                                                                                                      X

Trotline                                                                                                                                     X                                                                                                                                                      X

COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE
                                                                                                                                             Aquaculture                                                                                                                                            A                        X
(Section 4.3.4)

COMMERCIAL MEDIA
                                                                                                                                             Media                                                                                                                                                  A                        A
(Section 4.3.5)

COMMERCIAL TOURISM                                                                                                                           Non-fishing related tourism (including nature watching, scuba/snorkel tours)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    A                        Aa
(Section 4.3.6)

Charter fishing (including spearfishing)                                                                                                     A                                                                                                                                                      X

RECREATIONAL FISHING                                                                                                                         Recreational fishing (including spearfishing)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            X
(Section 4.3.7)

MINING                                                                                                                                       Mining and similar or related activities (including oil and gas operations,