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Section 2.3 and Schedule 2 of this plan.
Figure 2.1 Temperate East Marine Region

The Temperate East Marine Parks Network
The Temperate East Network (Figure 2.2) covers 383,339 km2 and includes eight marine parks. An overview of the marine parks and their values is provided in Schedule 2.
The Temperate East Network comprises the following marine parks:
  * Gifford Marine Park
  * Norfolk Marine Park
  * Lord Howe Marine Park
  * Central Eastern Marine Park
  * Solitary Islands Marine Park
  * Cod Grounds Marine Park
  * Hunter Marine Park
  * Jervis Marine Park
Figure 2.2 Temperate East Marine Parks Network

Values of the Temperate East Network
Values are broadly defined as:
  * Natural values—habitats, species and ecological communities within marine parks, and the processes that support their connectivity, productivity and function.
  * Cultural values—living and cultural heritage recognising Indigenous beliefs, practices and obligations for country, places of cultural significance and cultural heritage sites.
  * Heritage values—non-Indigenous heritage that has aesthetic, historic, scientific or social significance.
  * Socio-economic values—the benefit of marine parks for people, businesses and the economy.
A summary of the values of the Temperate East Network is provided in Table 2.1. The values of individual marine parks are set out in Schedule 2. As outlined in Part 1, in managing marine parks, the Director will need to make decisions about what activities can occur in the marine parks and what actions to take to manage them. This will involve the Director making decisions that carefully balance the need to protect natural, cultural, heritage and socio-economic values of marine parks with enabling use and managing pressures.
In making these decisions, the Director will carefully consider the impacts and risks to natural, cultural, heritage or socio-economic values for the relevant marine park/s. The Director will also consider any positive impacts associated with allowing an activity, such as socio-economic or cultural benefits, and ensure that activities are undertaken in a manner that minimises negative impacts.
For some marine parks, such as the Lord Howe Marine Park, there is a relatively strong understanding of park values. Where there is less information, environmental features are used as indicators for the types of species and habitats likely to occur. These include bioregions, water depth, seafloor features and key ecological features (Schedule 3).
As understanding of marine park values improves over the life of this plan, the Director will make new information about values available on the Parks Australia website. Other important sources of information on values (also on the Department's website) include:
  * Species profile and threats database for protected species;
  * Directory of important wetlands in Australia;
  * Australian heritage database for natural, historic and Indigenous heritage places;
  * Australian national shipwreck database