2019-07-18 OM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Fishing Futures

Background

Marine parks are established to protect tidal lands and waters and conserve the natural marine environment
while allowing for its sustainable use. They protect habitats, including mangrove wetlands, seagrass beds,
mudflats, sandbanks, beaches, rocky outcrops and fringing reefs. These parks include the subsoil below and
airspace above their boundaries, and the plants and animals within them. There are three state marine parks
in Queensland:

       Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park
       Great Sandy Marine Park
       Moreton Bay Marine Park

The three Queensland marine parks are all multiple use marine parks. The Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)
was established in 2006 and covers approximately 6000 km2 extending from Baffle Creek in the north to
Double Island Point in the south. Like all Queensland marine parks, the GSMP is a multiple use area supporting
conservation while providing opportunities for a range of recreational, commercial and tourism opportunities.
The Great Sandy Marine Park Zones include;


                              Marine national park zone (referred to as a Green Zone)
                  Marine national park (green) zones or no-take zones provide the highest level of
                 protection in the marine park. They support conservation of areas containing high
               natural or ecological value/s and enable a mix of habitats, plus their supporting species
               to be represented in highly protected areas. Green zones are look, but don’t take areas
                where non-extractive activities such as boating, diving and photography are allowed.
                                Activities such as fishing and collecting are prohibited.



                                         Conservation park zone
                    Conservation park (yellow) zones protect significant marine habitats.
                  Commercial netting, trawling, and harvest fishing are prohibited within a
                 conservation park zone. Some exemptions apply in the Great Sandy Marine
                                                   Park.



                                            Habitat protection zone
                    Habitat protection (dark blue) zones are located over areas that contain
                    sensitive habitats. Trawling is prohibited in these zones, but most other
                                              activities are allowed.



                                              General use zone
                General use (light blue) zones provide both conservation and reasonable use of
                the marine park. A wide range of activities are allowed to occur in these zones.




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