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acknowledges the rights and interests of indigenous Australians in the Marine Park by providing for the management of the traditional use of marine resources, including traditional hunting, in accordance with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander custom and tradition.

7. The contributions of scientific research to the management and understanding of the Marine Park are also acknowledged in this Zoning Plan, which provides for the management of research in the Marine Park, including a system of Scientific Research Zones to facilitate research around scientific research stations.

8. This Zoning Plan builds on the framework established by previous zoning plans for the Far Northern, Cairns, Central, Mackay/Capricorn and Gumoo Woojabuddee Sections to provide a single, consistent zoning plan for the entire Marine Park. This Zoning Plan also provides zoning for the 28 new coastal areas which have been included in the Marine Park since the year 2000.

9. Many of the provisions of previous zoning plans have been revised and simplified in this Zoning Plan. This Zoning Plan also provides for the description of zone boundaries through a coordinate-based system. It is envisaged that, in addition to the conservation benefits, these changes will provide for a simpler, more consistent, and user-friendly basis for the management of activities within the Marine Park.

    B The Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section

10. Since the declaration of the first area (or Section) of the Marine Park in 1983, the Marine Park has been progressively increased to its present area by the addition of new Sections.

11. The Far Northern Section, the Cairns Section, the Central Section and the Mackay/Capricorn Section were progressively declared to be parts of the Marine Park between 1983 and 1989. In 1998 the Gumoo Woojabuddee Section was declared to be a part of the Marine Park, and a further 28 new coastal Sections were declared to be parts of the Marine Park in 2000 and 2001.

12. The Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section (the AGBR Section) was proclaimed under subsection 31 (1) of the Act in 2003 (Gazette No. XXX dated XXX).

13. The AGBR Section covers more than 99% of the Great Barrier Reef Region and replaces all previously existing Sections (as listed in Table 1 at the end of this Preface). For administrative purposes, the AGBR Section is divided into 4 management areas:
        the Far Northern Management Area
        the Cairns/Cooktown Management Area
        the Townsville/Whitsunday Management Area
        the Mackay/Capricorn Management Area.

Although these management areas have no legislative effect, they approximate the areas of the previous 4 main Sections and provide a basis for the regional management of the Marine Park. Further sub-areas or regions may also be identified for particular management purposes.

14. The following map