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Local Marine Advisory Committee Meetings August 2024
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Summary of discussion topics provided to the Reef Authority
Reef Interventions at Tourism Sites
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The Reef Authority recognises that reef interventions at tourism sites can improve the recovery
of the Reef and promote a positive, action-focused visitor experience. This also provides an
opportunity for tourism operators to proactively build resilience within their much-loved site.
Tourism operators play a key role in how we protect and manage the Great Barrier Reef. Their
high frequency visitation to the reef puts them in the best position to provide regular pulse checks
of the health...
Indexed List of Digital Files created between 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024
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Conflict of Interest Policy (MDL100254)
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Corporate Plan: 2024-25
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's Corporate Plan 2024–25 sets out our strategic direction for the agency. The Plan covers a number of important topics, including our approach to planning and reporting, operating environment, our capability and partnerships. This Plan supersedes the Corporate Plan: 2023–24 and has been prepared for subsection 35 (1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. It will be reviewed and updated each year to take into account new...
Green Zones for a more resilient reef
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A flyer on the benefit of Green Zones int he Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Your EMC protects me
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The Environmental Management Charge (EMC) is essential for preserving the Marine Park's health and sustainability. Tourists and commercial operators, from underwater observatories to equipment rentals, contribute to this charge, which is reinvested into the park's management. Permit holders submit visitation data through EMC Online, providing valuable insights that help the Reef Authority and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service develop sustainable management strategies. The EMC is more than...
Whale Protection Area map
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This map shows the Whale Protection Area which is within the Whitsunday Planning Area.
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024: Commercial tourism fact sheet
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Fact sheet summarising information for commercial marine tourism from the Outlook Report 2024
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024: Shipping fact sheet
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Fact sheet summarising information for shipping from the Outlook Report 2024
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024: Ports fact sheet
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Fact sheet summarising information for ports from the Outlook Report 2024
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024: Recreational fishing fact sheet
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Fact sheet summarising information for Recreational fishing from the Outlook Report 2024
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024: Commercial fishing fact sheet
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Fact sheet summarising information for commercial fishing from the Outlook Report 2024
The Rapid Assessment Workshops to elicit expert input to inform the development of the Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the Reef Authority) convened the rapid assessment workshops in Townsville from 7 to 11 August 2023. The workshops obtained independent expert judgements on the condition, trends, and risks to the Great Barrier Reef Region’s Indigenous cultural values, historic heritage, biodiversity, and ecosystem health. The outputs informed the Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024, augmenting other lines of evidence, including consultation with Reef Authority ...
Independent Assessment of Management Effectiveness for the Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024
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An independent assessment of management effectiveness conducted to inform the Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024.
Caring for Sea Country - Traditional Owner Stories from the Great Barrier Reef
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First Nations peoples of the Great Barrier Reef carry many lifetimes of cultural and traditional responsibilities to protect and manage Land and Sea Country. They have cared for Country for tens of thousands of years —across deep time and back to the stories of the Dreaming. ‘Caring for Sea Country — Traditional Owner Stories from the Reef’ (Stories from the Reef) shares with you personal and professional reflections of caring for Land and Sea Country of the Reef. Stories that are told today ...
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024: In Brief
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The Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024 was prepared by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority based on the best available information. This Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024: In Brief presents the key findings of the full Report supported by a selection of the evidence used. Its structure mirrors the Outlook Report itself, with a chapter for each of the assessments required under Section 54 of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975, including extracts from the assessment s...
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan – 20 years on
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For 20 years, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 has been a foundational
management tool in protecting the Great Barrier Reef. Built on the foundations of robust science
and consultation, the zoning plan was guided by the Representative Areas Program. This
document steps through the process and learnings of the development of the zoning plan, and the
benefits to the Reef.
Local Marine Advisory Committee Meetings June 2024
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The Local Marine Advisory Committees met in June 2024. During the meeting they were given a presentation about the Eye on the Reef program and the updated app. They provided advice on how the data could be used.
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