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Image: Hawksbill turtle (Rohan Newton)

  3.1            Management programs, goals, desired outcomes and actions
The Director will act to protect Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park from pressures, minimise damage to values and improve the resilience of the marine environment. The programs and actions set out in Table 3.1 may need to be adapted as new information and approaches become available. This will occur in consultation with the community advisory committee and other stakeholders.
The desired outcomes set out in Table 3.1 indicate where the Director will focus monitoring efforts and what impacts are sought from management actions.
Table 3.1 Management programs, goals, outcomes and actions
Vision               Healthy and thriving marine environments for future generations
Objectives                                   1.        To protect and conserve biodiversity and other natural and cultural values
                                             2.        To provide for ecologically sustainable use that supports positive social and economic outcomes
Management programs  Science, monitoring and management effectiveness                                                                                                                                            Protection, resilience and adaptation                                                                                   Visitor use and communication                                                                                            Community and stakeholder benefits and engagement

Goal                 Improve understanding of marine species, habitats and ecosystems and associated pressures, resilience and changes                                                                           Reduce pressures and the impacts of environmental changes on marine species, habitats and ecosystems                    Enhance visitor appreciation, understanding and sustainable use of the park                                              Engage with and support social and economic benefits for the community and stakeholders

                                    * Seagrass cover increases in the lagoon.
                                    * Diverse corals continue to inhabit the outer reef, southern blue holes and lagoon ecosystems and support characteristic species.
                                    * Green and hawksbill turtles are healthy and continue to inhabit the lagoon and outer reef of the marine park.
                                    * Pelagic species diversity and abundance is maintained or increases.
                                    * No new marine invasive species establish.
                                    * Diversity of reef fish communities is maintained.
Desired outcomes                    * There are low levels of inshore compliance incidents.
                                    * 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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands and park users.
                                    * Fishing experiences in the marine park are maintained or improved.
                                    * 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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
                         * 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                                                                                                                                                      *