The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australia's Great Barrier Reef from damaging activities, established by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act of 1975 in response to mounting pressure from oil drilling proposals and crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks. The marine park is zoned into areas of varying protection, from strict no-entry sanctuary zones to general-use zones that allow regulated fishing and tourism, and it is jointly administered by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority alongside the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Queensland Fisheries. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981, and its coral cover has faced repeated mass bleaching events linked to rising ocean temperatures in the decades since.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Queensland Fisheries 1 IUCN Categorymixed (Ia, II, IV and VI zoning) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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