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Interaction of recreation (other than fishing) with islands
Management Concern: Low
Adequacy of Information: Moderate
Summary extracts from Outlook Report 2009
- About half of the islands are within protected areas; there is limited monitoring on the condition of most islands.
- There have been few studies on the impacts of recreational use on the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem. The impacts of recreation (not including fishing) are mainly localised in inshore areas.
What do we know?
Relevant pages from Outlook Online include:
Existing policies and management actions
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan
- GBRMPA Environmental Impact Management Policy
[900KB] - Cairns Area Plan of Management
- Hinchinbrook Plan of Management
- Shoalwater Bay (Dugong) Plan of Management
- Whitsundays Plan of Management
- Site specific management - Raine Island, Moulter Cay and MacLennan Cay
- Managing Commonwealth Islands
- State Coastal Management Plan 2002
Future management requirements
- Draft Queensland Coastal Management Plan
- Biodiversity strategy
- 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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