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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
Marine Protected Area 1
Established Year
1975 1
Area (sq km)
343,966 1
Governing Body
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Queensland Fisheries 1
IUCN Category
mixed (Ia, II, IV and VI zoning) 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Marine 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Australian state parks service 1
FAQs

How much of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is closed to fishing?

About one third, 33.3 percent, since the 2004 rezoning; the rest is strictly regulated.

When the zoning plan took effect on 1 July 2004, the share of the park protected from extractive activities such as fishing rose from 4.6 percent to 33.3 percent. The rest of the park is a multiple-use marine park, where fishing and the removal of wildlife is strictly regulated rather than banned outright.
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Australia, Countries
Source Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • lead section
    The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australia's Great Barrier Reef from damaging activities.
  • Source text, governing-body-category: australian-state-parks-service
    It is managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
  • Infobox: established
    1975
  • Governing body field (existing citation)
    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Queensland Fisheries
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
    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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Wikidata: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
  • Wikidata Q938159, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Part Of: Australia, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Australia
On Continent: Australia, Wikidata item for Australia, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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