Cairns Area

Information Summary

Great Harrier Reef h4m-ine Park Autl-~ori t~ 1997

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J'uhlishtd by the Great Barrier Ihci Marine Park Authoritv August 1997

MARINE PARK AUTHORITY

PO Box 1 379 Townsville Qld ,4810
Telephone: (077) 500 7 0 0 International: +61 77 500 700 Facsimile: (077) 726 093 International: +61 77 726 0 9 3

Introduction

How the Plan Affects You
General Requirements applying in the Plan of Management Area Requirements - Reef bv Reef

Detailed Management for Specific Locations
hlichaelmas Cay Local~tj. Frankland Islands Sector

Cod Hole Locality
Lizard Island Localities

L o n r Island Localj t ! ~ Green Island Reef Localities

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While the whole Great Barrier Reef needs careful management to protect the natural environment and balance the wants of different interests, special care is necessary in heavily used areas.
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has developed the Cairns Area Plan of Management to protect the values of the Area while maintaining a range of use opportunities.

The Cairns Section Zoning Plan still applies to the whole of the Cairns Section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, including the Area covered by this Plan of Management (refer to map on page 2). The provisions outlined in this booklet apply to all users of the Area. The reader should refer to the Plan of Management for more detailed information.

General Requirements atmlvina in the Plan of Manaaement Area
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No anchoring w i t h n 50 metres of moorings or 200 metres of a pontoon. No anchoring on coral in National Park Zones (dark green), Buffer Zones (light green) or Conservation Park Zones (yellow). Refer to the Cairns Section Zoning Map for details of these zones. Access to reefs will be subject to group and vessel size limits (refer to 'Requirements - Reef by Reef' section). More detailed management has been developed to protect attributes at specific locations (refer to 'Detailed Management for Specific Locations' section).

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l h e following reefs are being managed to maintain lovv use.
Hope Reef (16-058) Jones Patch (17-01%) Lake Reei (15-068) !_indenBank (16433) I,izard Island Localiv 1 and 4 TJo LZ Is les !&ef (l 6-K?8) h4ichaelmas Reef (16-060) Middle Gay Keef A (16444a) Nicl~olas ~ c e(16-036) t Normanby Island lied j17-0 1%) On)lx Reef (16-035j Pearl Reef (1 5-08?} Pi ckt:rsgill Reef (1.5-093) Pixie Reef (16-040) i?ul,y Reef (15-088)
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4lexandra Bay Locality -4rlington Reef (16-064) E a t t Reef (1 6-029) Black Iiock Rtwf ( 16 005) Briggs Reef (16-074) Cape Tribula tion Bay I-ocali ty 2 East Hope Isiand Reef (15-065) Egmont Reef (1 6-038) Eltord Reef (16-063) Endeavour Reef (15-089) Euston Reef 1,ocaljty Evening Ked (15-0?5) Fin Reef (16-061) Grwn lsland 1Zet.i IJocality 3 High lslmd Reef (17-O(19)

Rudder Keef (l 6-02.3) Russell and Round island Reefs (17-013) Satellite Reef (16-03 ) Scott Reef ( l 7410.2) Snapper Island Reef {l6-OiJ6) Spur Reef (16-OL34) Stngg Patches (1 7-OO2a, V-W% j Sudbury lieef (17--001a,l 7-iJOlb j loi~gue Reef (16-026) Vlnsoff Reef (16-04.11)) West H o p Island Reef (15-062) imnalned reeh (l 6-022a, l6022b, 16-027, 16-059, l6043b)

Moderate use

The following rects are being managed to rnainta in moderate use.
Anderson Reef (15-091)) Baines Palclws (16-063) Bonner Rock Reef ('1 5-097) Rrr.aS;hig Patches Reef (16-042: Cape Tribu1;rtior~ Bay l.,i,calitg 1 Channel Reef (16-075) Day Reef (14-OSQ) E.SCL? jw Reef (15-094) Flynn Reef tlh-065) &en Isimd Reef Locality 1 Sr 2 Harrier Reef (1.5.-025) Hastings Reef Localitv 2 Hicks Reef (14-U%) feruq: I.c?ujse Shod (16-066a. b) Jorgies Patches Reef (1.6-~$1) Lena Reef (1.5-065!

Mackay Reef (16-015) Mill n Reef (1 6467) hiloose Reef Locality 2 Morning Rt~l(15-096) Nc! Name Reei (14-i 39) C?p;'J Reef (16-025) Oyster Reei (16-043,) Pello we l i d ('I 6.-070) Pra tl Rock Reef jiG-(721 ) Frdty- Patches il M 6 2 a . h & c j Ribbon R r d No 1.0 ('l 4-146) Ribbon Reef No 3 (14-154) fibbun Reel No 8 (15-021) Ribbon Recl N o 7 05-026) Ribbon Reef No 4 (15-046) PJbbon Reef No .3 (15-050)

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Tor vessels 35 metres or more refer to the end of this s<ction f o ~ anchoring information.

The following reefs are being managtd to allow for intensive use.
Aginci)url Reef,* Nos lc, 2, 'Lb, 2d, 3,3, 3 (15-099~. 15-OWb,15OWd, ! 5-09%. 1 5-096) I-iastlngs Reef Locality 3 Lizard Island L~~cality 2 and 3

?MooreRed Locaii ty 1 Noi-nlan lied ( 16 l)LW) Rachel Carson R e d (l 5-092j Ribbon Reefs No 2 and 5 (l 5-Oi'S, 15438)

S1 Crispin Reci (7 6-01 Y \

unna~iied reefs (l 6-01 3a, 16C)J3b, 16-01 3c)

Detailed anagement Provisions for Specific Locations
More detailed management has been develuped to protect the attributes a t Michaelmas Cay, Lizard Island, Low Island, Cod Hole and Green lsland Reef Localities and the Frankland lsland Sector. These management pr~visions are outlined in the following pages of maps.

LOCALITY DIAGRAM

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Michaelmas Cay Locality Maximum group size of 15 people per vessel (including crew) Maximum vessel size of 20 metres Vessel speed limit of 6 knots No anchoring 011 coral in National Park Zones, Buffer Zones or Conservation Park Zones No anchoring rt-ithin 50 metres of moorings No motorised rt.atersports or hovercraft No operation of horns, loud speakers or sirens No pontoons allo~red

Maximun~ of 23 private moorings in the Michaelmas Cay Locality and a maxitnum of 2 private moorings for the remainder of the reef ie. within 500 metres seaward of the reef edge Aircraft must not enter within 3000 feet above the locality A maximum of 2 vessels per day for co~nmercial tourist operations may be allowed access in addition to moorings-based opera tors

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Frankiand islands Sector Maximum group size o f 15 peoplc per vessel (including crew) within 500 metres of each

No anchoring within 50 metres of moorings Aircraft must not enter within 3000 feet reef edge above the sector Maxi~num vessel size of 20 metres wi i l ~ i n 500 No motorised watersports or hovercraft * No pontoons allowed metres of each reef edge A l&axirnum of I vessel per dale for Vessel speed limit of 6 l u ~ o t s within con~mercial tourist operations may be 150 metres of coast of each island allowed access in addition to mooringsNo anchoring on coral in N-ational Park based Operators Zones, Buffer Zones o r Consen-ation Park N13: Some t x i s f i t ~ g forI r ~ s q~etntions t nzny gnlr~leli Zones
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Maximum group size of 60 people per vessel Maximum vessel size of 35 metres No anchoring allowed, access for vessels \.ia moorings only

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Lizard island Locality 3 Lizard Island Locality 1 No limit on group sizes W Maximum group size of 15 people per vessel Maximum vessel size of 35 metres if anchoring iincluding crew) No anchoring within 50 metres of moorings Maximum vessel size of 7 metres No mooring of vesscls for more than 4 hours in No motorised watersports or hovercraft any period of 24 hours to public moorings Lizard Island Locality 4 No motorised watersports or hovercraft Maximum group size of 15 people per vessel No private moorings (including crew) NO fishing (except trolling for the yelagics Or of 20 metres h,laximum bait netting for pelagics) inshore of the coaslal o N O lllotorised watersports or hovercraft 150 metre line, except as part of a permitted N~ private moorings research program Lizard island (Localities 1, 2, 3 h 4) Lizard Island Locality 2 W N o anchoring on coral in National Park Zones, No limit on group size or vesscl size Buffer Zones or Conservation Park Zones N o anchoring within 50 metres of ~noorings No pontoons A'B Sanw cxlstlllg tol~ristoperntz~~ls 111rrybe ~ r n l l k d Motorised watersports are allowed c2xcnlptronsto g r c ~ p srzc, , ~ W ~ I I L ' I I Cn ! /t d T ' ~ ~ S S C I SIZ No limit on privatc moorings

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Low Island Locality

Maximum group size of 15 people per vessel (including crew) Maximum vessel length of 20 metres Vessel speed limit of 6 knots No anchoring on coral in National Park Zones, Buffer Zones or Conservation Park Zones NO anchoring within 50 metres of lnoorings No anchoring within 200 metres o f pontoons No access betbreen 6 - 0 0 ~ m and 8.00am No waste discharge No motorised watersports or hovercraft

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Maximum of 1 pontoon Maximum of 5 private moorings for the locality and 5 private moorings for the remainder of the reef ie. within 500 metres of reef edge A of 2 vessels per day for commercial tourist operations may be access in addition to moorings-based oppr,tors
N B : ~ o m emstltlg e fourist operatiom may be e ~ m p t r m to s grorl. a:e, ,fr~quency and il~s~~KIScd rest n c f i o ~ ~ s .

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Green Island Reef Locality 3 Green Island Reef Locality 1 Maximum group size of 15 people per vessel Maximum group size o f 60 people per vessel (including crew) (including crew) Maximum vessel size of 20 metres Maximum vessel size of 35 metres i f anchoring No private moorings ITesselspeed limit of 6 knots Creen lsland R e e f (Localities 1, 2 & 3) No anchoring within 50 metres of moorings No waste discharge A maximum of 4 vessels per day for commercial No limit on private moorings tourist operations may be allowed access in addition to moorings-based operators Green lsland Reef Locality 2 No anchoring on coral in National Park Zones, Maximum group size of 60 people per vessel Buffer Zones or Conservation Park Zones (including crew) No motorised watersports or hovercraft Maximum vessel length of 35 metres if anchoring No pontoons No anchoring within 50 metres of moorings

N B : Some cxlsting tnurzst opct ations may be grmted exempt ions fo group size, frequetlcy a)ld vessel size restrrcfzons.

For additional information or to clarify points from this booklet, please consult the Cairns Area Plan of Management. If you have any further enquiries concerning the Plan please contact the following organisations.

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority PO Box 1379 Townsville 4810 Phone: (077) 500700 Fax: (077) 726093 Queensland Department of Environmei*lt PO Box 2066 Cairns 4870 Phone: (070) 523096 Fax: (070) 523080