Print PageOutlook Online 2009
Impacts of catchment run-off on the social, economic and cultural benefits of recreation (other than fishing)
Management Concern: Moderate
Adequacy of Information: Low
Summary extracts from Outlook Report 2009
- Visitors to the Great Barrier Reef are consistently very happy with their visit and would recommend the experience.
- The impact of catchment run-off on inshore areas is expected to continue to affect the economic value of associated Reef-based industries.
- A decline in inshore habitats will have social implications for coastal communities.
What do we know?
Relevant pages from Outlook Online include:
- Scientific consensus statement on water quality in the Great Barrier Reef
- Reef exposure to river contaminants ecosystem risk index
- Catchment influence on the Great Barrier Reef
- Development intensification and water quality pressures on the Great Barrier Reef ecosystems
- Economic value of recreational activities
- Range of activities undertaken by recreational users
- Conflicts of use and overcrowding
- Visitor satisfaction
Existing policies and management actions
- Policies and guidelines for managing tourism and recreational use
- Water quality guidelines for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (2009)
- Regional water quality improvement plans
- Environmental Impact Management Policy
[900KB] - Sewage discharges from marine outfalls to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program
- Eye on the Reef Program
- Improving water quality
- Coastal ecosystem protection
- Water quality guidelines for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan
Future management requirements
- Great Barrier Reef recreation strategy
Defined research questions
- There are currently no defined research questions for this topic. Research questions will be developed, giving priority to interactions/issues that are of most concern to management.
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