Management arrangements at popular sites

To help people who visit the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, whether everyday as part of their work or once a year on a family holiday, better understand how the Marine Park is managed, we have put together a series of easy-to-understand guides to popular areas.

If you would like further information about Marine Park management, or if you would like to nominate a popular area to be included in this section, please email the Tourism and Recreation Group at tourrec@gbrmpa.gov.au. 

Whitsundays

Blue Pearl Bay, Hayman Island

Tongue Bay, Hill Inlet and Whitehaven Beach Area, Whitsunday Island

Hill Inlet, Whitsunday Island

Tongue Bay, Whitsunday Island

Whitehaven Beach, Whistunday Island

Port Douglas

Low Isles, offshore Port Douglas

Other 

Site-specific management arrangements for other sites in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park