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mutualism 56 Myrmidon Reef 21 National Assessment Guidelines for Dredging 2009 130 National Heritage List 92 national heritage values 78, 92–3, 101, 102 National Ports Strategy 130 natural beauty of the property 93–4, 101, 280 natural heritage values 78, 98 natural phenomena 94, 101, 280 naturalists 92 Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Qld) 234, 236 Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006 (Qld) 237 Nelly Bay harbour 167 net fisheries (commercial) 120, 121, 122, 123 Newry Island 88 Ngaro peoples 82 nitrogen 53, 170, 171 nitrous oxide 156 noise pollution 131, 179, 290, 295 non-commercial use see commercial and noncommercial use non-compliance 289, 294 poaching of dugong and turtles 140, 178, 179, 214, 257, 264, 290, 294 recreational activities 134 zoning restrictions 128 see also illegal fishing non-retained catch see discarded catch North Reef lightstation 86, 97, 98, 101 North–East Shipping Management Plan vi, 137, 206 nursery habitat 19, 21 nutrient cycling 19, 53, 60, 61, 66, 126, 174 nutrient sources, in the GBR system 58, 170–1 nutrients from land-based run-off v, 18, 20, 52, 53, 170–1, 174, 175, 184, 271, 290, 295 impact on crown-of-thorns starfish 25, 55, 63 impact on macroalgae and corals 24, 55 nutrients in the marine environment, measurement 26, 55, 170 Nywaigi people 82 ocean acidification v, 53, 57, 155, 157, 159–60, 161, 290, 295 ocean currents 48, 50, 58, 65, 95, 157, 158, 159, 288, 292 ocean pH 53, 57, 66, 157, 159–60 ocean salinity 53–4, 62, 66 oceanographic instruments 154 oil drilling 155 oil spills 131, 137, 178, 179, 291, 296 oil tankers 135, 136 olive ridley turtles 30 One Tree Island 134 open water habitat 22, 34 Operational Policy on Whale and Dolphin Conservation in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park 2007 237 ornate reef sea snake 29 Orpheus Island 134, 165 otter trawl fishery 16, 29, 122, 124, 203, 204 outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish 25, 63, 68, 69, 95, 155, 174, 175, 211, 290, 295 outbreaks of disease 46, 54, 62, 68, 69, 255, 257, 291, 295 outcomes of risk assessment community views 254 cumulative impacts 260–1 effectiveness at managing threats 258–9