Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01818:front:0:p33
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01818
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 87140–90362

may differ from the overall category of the reserve. The EPBC Regulations prescribe the reserve management principles for each IUCN category.

The technical audit of the first plan identified the need to improve marine zoning strategies following repeated serious breaches of recreational fishing limits and concerns about impacts on marine species. There were insufficient research results and data available to determine the most appropriate strategies to protect the park's marine waters. A priority of this plan will be to implement an enforceable and effective response to protecting the values of the park's marine component.

Issues

    * An appropriate level of protection needs to be assigned to each zone identified within the park

    * Additional research is required to determine and provide for sustainable and appropriate use of the marine component of the National Park.

    * There is a need for capacity to review and amend the level of protection assigned to the marine component of the park if further research and monitoring indicates additional protection is required.

Prescriptions

Policies

    3.1.1        The park is assigned to IUCN category II (national park) and will be managed in accordance with the reserve management principles set out in Schedule 8 of the EPBC Regulations and listed in Appendix C.

    3.1.2        The park is divided into five management zones to assist with the protection of natural heritage within the park (refer to Table 3 and Maps 3 and 4 for description and location of the zones). The zones and their associated management purposes are:

       1. Nature Conservation Zone

        -       Protection and appreciation of terrestrial and marine natural and cultural heritage

        -       Protection of Lake Windermere water quality

        -       Providing for no-take recreational activities in a natural setting

      2.   Marine Habitat Protection Zone

        -       Providing a high level of protection for marine and intertidal areas of the park

        -       Protecting sensitive marine habitats such as seagrass beds

        -       Providing for appropriate recreational and commercial activities that are consistent with the protection of natural values

      3.   Botanic Gardens Zone

        -       Management, presentation, appreciation and study of a representative living collection of plants of south-eastern Australia with a particular emphasis on Indigenous plant use

        -       Providing for sustainable recreation in a modified setting

        -       Providing for environmentally sustainable commercial development, particularly in the form of Indigenous business enterprises

      4.   Bowen Island and Adjacent Waters Special Purpose Zone

        -       Providing high levels of protection for seabird, fish and marine invertebrate habitat and breeding areas

        -       Protection of cultural sites including middens

      5.   HMAS Creswell Waterfront Special Purpose Zone

        -       Protection of natural values

        -       Exclusion of public access to waters adjacent to Defence infrastructure and facilities for safety and security reasons

    3.1.3        Zones 1, 2, 4 and 5 are