The Marine National Park (Green) Zone is a 'no-take' area and extractive activities like fishing or collecting are not allowed without a permit.
Anyone (with the exception of unattached dories*) can enter a Marine National Park (Green) Zone and participate in activities such as boating, swimming, snorkelling and sailing.
Travelling through a Marine National Park (Green) Zone with fish on board is also allowed (it is only an offence to fish in a Marine National Park (Green) Zone). Fishing gear, such as rods with attached hooks, must be stowed inboard the boat or in rod holders. All fishing apparatus must be out of the water.
Anchoring is also allowed in a Marine National Park (Green) Zone, however in high use and sensitive areas, use of a mooring may be necessary or there may be a no anchoring area defined by buoys. Commercial fishing dories must be attached to a mother vessel at all times whilst in a Marine National Park (Green) Zone.
The Marine National Park (Green) Zone makes up about 33 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
* 'Dories' are vessels used in association with a primary (mother) commercial fishing vessel that is either licensed, permitted, or used, to fish on a commercial basis under a Commonwealth, State or Territory law. Dories must be attached to a primary vessel at all times while in a Marine National Park(Green) Zone.
Aquaculture | No |
Bait netting | No |
Boating, diving, photography | Yes |
Crabbing (trapping) | No |
Harvest fishing for aquarium fish, coral and beachworm | No |
Harvest fishing for sea cucumber, trochus, tropical rock lobster | No |
Limited collecting | No |
Limited impact research (non extractive) | Yes |
Limited spearfishing (snorkel only) | No |
Line fishing | No |
Netting (other than bait netting) | No |
Research (other than limited impact-non extractive) | Permit |
Shipping (other than a designated shipping area) | Permit |
Tourism program | Permit |
Traditional use of marine resources | Permit (or TUMRA) |
Trawling | No |
Trolling | No |