RECREATION - responsible ways to experience the Marine Park
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| Recreational fishing |
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Recreational use of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is concentrated around major regional centres along the Queensland coast.
Within the coastal communities adjacent to the Marine Park there are approximately 70 000 registered recreational vessels (Queensland Transport, 2007).
You can experience a diverse range of recreational activities in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Make sure that you conduct these activities in a responsible way.
- Anchoring and mooring
- Around turtles
- Around whales and dolphins
- Bird watching
- Boating and yachting
- Collecting
- Diving and snorkelling
- Fishing
- Motorised watersports
- Outboard engines
- Waste (including sewage), chemicals and litter
When you're at home there are also things you can do to help keep the Great Barrier Reef great.
If you are a tourism operator and you want to know how to act responsibly whilst in the Marine Park go to Onboard's Responsible Reef Practices for tourism operators.