Review of the marine tourism industry in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

Abstract

[Extract from this 1997 report] The development of a new Marine Tourism Use Strategy is already well advanced within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, involving a shift from an historic reliance on Zoning Plans and individually-tailored permits for each tourism operator, towards the spatial management of cumulative impacts through Zoning Plans, statutory Plans of Management, and licences which are more generic and thus transferable. The proposed new management regime will also involve a greater reliance on non-regulatory instruments through partnerships with industry.