described in the Regulations and implemented in plans of management (e.g. Whitsundays Plan of Management) Regulation of scientific research in the Marine Park Regulation of activities within the Marine Park Penalties for non-compliance Review of Act and Regulation Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 A multiple-use marine protected area management tool that protects biodiversity by regulating activities within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park The Representative Area Program, which provided the basis for spatial planning decisions for the Zoning Plan, described 70 broadscale habitats (or bioregions) and as such provides the basis for management in the Marine Park Spatial management of activities within the Great Barrier Reef based on protecting habitat type representative areas 34 per cent of the Marine Park is dedicated as Marine National Park (green) or Preservation (pink) zones in which no extractive activities are permitted Restricted Access Special Management Areas can be created for the protection of humpback whales and their habitats under special circumstances Processes of review Penalties for non-compliance Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Marine Parks Act 2004 (Qld) and Marine Parks Regulation 2006 The object of this Act is to provide for the conservation of the marine environment by: declaring state marine parks establishing zones, designated areas and highly protected areas within marine parks developing zoning and management plans recognising the cultural, economic, environmental and social relationships between marine parks and other areas applying the precautionary principle Aims to involve all stakeholders cooperatively Coordinates and integrates with other conservation legislation Penalties for non-compliance Processes of review Queensland Government Marine Parks (Great Barrier Reef Coast) Zoning Plan 2004 (Qld) A multiple-use marine protected area management tool that protects biodiversity by regulating activities within the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park The Representative Area Program, which provided the basis for Great Barrier Reef spatial planning decisions, described 70 broadscale habitats (or bioregions) and as such provides the basis for management in the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park Spatial management of activities within state waters of the Great Barrier Reef based on protection of representative bioregions Penalties for non-compliance Complements spatial management zones and certain regulatory provisions established under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 Queensland Government Strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and adjacent Assessment under the EPBC Act that provides the opportunity to achieve both conservation and planning outcomes at a much The two strategic assessments contain recommendations and inform separate Program Reports for the Great Barrier Australian and Queensland governments
Stranding Program and mortality information of threatened marine wildlife species within Queensland and inform research and management initiatives Processes of review Government (jointly funded by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority through the Field Management Program) Queensland Shark Control Program Community education and protection policy under Fisheries Act 1994 (Qld) The program deploys up to 191 drumlines (Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Capricorn coast, Gladstone district) and five nets within the World Heritage Area Nets designed to capture sharks greater than two metres in length. Nets are 186 metres long. Most nets have a depth of six metres and a mesh size of 500 millimetres. Five remaining shark nets in the Great Barrier Reef off Mackay beaches Drumline arrays consist of up to six or more shark hooks with fresh bait suspended individually from large plastic floats; (roughly, one net equals six drumlines) Equipment checked every second day, weather permitting The use of audible pingers on shark nets are being trialled in an effort to prevent dolphin entanglement Other measures employed to reduce interactions with threatened species Processes of review Queensland Government Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2013 Identifies humpback whales as an at-risk species in the Marine Park Grades the level of risk experienced by humpback whales through a vulnerability assessment process The Biodiversity Conservation Strategy has a framework for action with three strategic objectives aimed at building or maintaining ecosystem resilience and protecting biodiversity: Engaging communities and fostering stewardship Building ecosystem resilience in a changing climate Improved knowledge Objectives are comprised of program-level outcomes with key actions and targets for measuring success Implementation of the strategy will be undertaken through a multi-stakeholder collaborative approach Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Great Barrier Reef Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan Identifies specific measures to enhance resilience of the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem and supports adaptation by regional communities and industries that depend on it Allocates dedicated funding to implement actions to improve the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Reef Water Quality An overarching framework to Improve water quality that flows Joint Australian
Protection Plan 2009 achieve a sustainable future for the Great Barrier Reef and the industries in the Reef's catchment by improving water quality that flows into the Reef lagoon into the Reef by targeting priority outcomes, integrating industry and community initiatives and incorporating new policy and regulatory frameworks and Queensland government initiative Great Barrier Reef Protection Amendment Act 2009 (Qld) A framework for halving the levels of dangerous pesticides and fertilisers found in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef in four years Mix of strict controls on farm chemicals and regulations to improve farming practices Queensland Government Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 (Qld) and Coastal Protection and Management Regulation 2003 Provides the legislative framework and Regulations for the coordinated management of the diverse range of coastal resources and values in the coastal zone. This framework includes provisions that establish the Queensland Coastal Plan. Queensland Coastal Plan provides guidelines for effective protection and management of the coastal zone Queensland Government Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (Qld) and Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009 Establishes process for land-use planning and development assessments. Identifies state legislation that may be triggered by development assessments and the process by which developments must be assessed against each piece of legislation Establishes the framework for the development of regional plans. Coastal development generally requires impact assessment and a development approval under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009. Regional plans developed under the Act operate in conjunction with other state planning instruments, usually taking precedence over them Regional plans must conform to policies established within the Queensland Coastal Plan Regional plans identify: desired regional outcomes policies and actions for achieving these desired regional outcomes the future regional land use pattern regional infrastructure provision to service the future regional land use pattern key regional environmental, economic and cultural resources to be preserved, maintained or developed. Queensland Government Queensland Coastal The Queensland Coastal Plan Coastal activities that are not Queensland