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rock art sites, middens and stone fish traps.
 (5) The relationship of the Traditional Owners with the marine and natural environment is demonstrated by the continuing practice of customs and traditions across sites or areas significant to them.
 (6) Traditional knowledge is safeguarded by Traditional Owners and transferred and communicated across generations. This includes oral traditions, dreaming stories, spirituality, observations, cultural lore and histories about people and place that continue a way of living or explain the natural world. Language, songlines, stories, music, art, dance and ceremony continue to give value to everyday life. These aspects connect people to a place or time and provide learning and perspective.
 (7) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander structures, technology, tools and archaeology are familiar features of Traditional Owner cultural heritage.
 (8) Evidence of Traditional Owner occupation, predating the last sea level rise, may be contained in submerged marine sites within the Planning Area.

1.13B  Issues
 (1) The Authority has identified the following issues relating to Traditional Owner cultural heritage values in the Planning Area.
 (2) Adverse effects on sites or areas of high cultural heritage value for Traditional Owners may result from inappropriate use of the Planning Area.
 (3) There is limited understanding from a management perspective of identification of sites with specific cultural heritage significance.
 (4) There is limited implementation of protective measures to prevent degradation at cultural heritage sites.

1.13C  Strategies
 (1) Work in partnership with Traditional Owners to formalise their aspirations for sea country, and ensure that cultural heritage values are identified, respected and appropriately managed.
 (2) Work in partnership with the Queensland Government and assign a high level of protection to areas of significant cultural heritage value and, in some cases, limit access to such sites to ensure they are protected for future generations.

Subdivision 3—Historic heritage

1.14A  Values
 (1) The Authority has identified the following values relating to historic heritage values in the Planning Area.
 (2) Historic heritage values relate to the occupation and use of an area since the arrival of European and other migrants. Values include historic shipwrecks, historic voyages, World War II features, structures and other historical sites.
 (3) Varying cultural, social and individual meanings for historic heritage exist. For example, for some users of the Planning Area shipwrecks and light stations generate aesthetic appeal and provide focal points for science, archaeology and recreation; while other users appreciate the ecology, use and knowledge of the area in its natural state.
 (4) Historic shipwrecks in the Planning Area are considered to be of archaeological and scientific significance and are important sites for recreational use.
 (5) At least 20 shipwrecks believed to be within the area are over 75 years old and are protected by the Historic