Zoning Publications

• Frequently Asked Questions about the rezoning
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983
• Representative Areas Program process poster [Acrobat Format 4969KB]
• Report on the GBRMPA Zoning Plan 2003 [Acrobat Format 2.9MB]
• Yellow Zone hook definition poster [Acrobat Format 236KB]
• Zoning Maps
• The Zoning Plan [Acrobat Format 2637KB]
• Zoning question and answer flyer - February 2007 [Acrobat Format 1.2MB]

History and Backgrounds publications:

During the rezoning process interpretive and explanatory material were provided to help the community understand the process. They are available here to provide an historical perspective:

• Overview of the Representative Areas Program
  
• Bioregions and other maps of information about the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park 
• Operational principles
• Other information sheets used up to and including the first formal Community Participation phase in 2002
• Representative Areas Program Updates
• Submission brochure used in the first formal Community Participation phase
• Regulatory Impact Statement [Acrobat Format 340KB]

Papers describing the Representative Areas Program process, lessons learned and/or outcomes:

• A Reef-wide framework for managing traditional use of marine resources in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park [Adobe Acrobat Format 368KB]
• Marine turtle and dugong habitats in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park used to implement biophysical operational principles for the Representative Areas Program [Acrobat Format 779KB]
• Establishing Representative No-Take Areas in the Great Barrier Reef: Large-Scale Implementation of Theory on Marine Protected Areas
• Incorporating dugong habitats into the marine protected area design for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, Australia
• An overview of the Representative Areas Program [Acrobat Format 476KB]
• An ecosystem planning approach [Acrobat Format 379KB]
• Addressing communication barriers [Acrobat Format 305KB]
• Use of spatial analysis and GIS [Acrobat Format 278KB]
• New planning experiences [Acrobat Format 223KB]
• Managing, Analysing and Presenting Public Submissions [Acrobat Format 826KB]
• Planning for the future of the Great Barrier Reef [Acrobat Format 1523KB]
• Information of interest to Planners and Managers
• Representative Areas Brochure [Acrobat Format 515KB]