multiple reefs surrounding an island are labelled a, b, c, d etc - these will be numbered 101, 102, 103, 104 etc. The SUB_ID is a letter that identifies multiple features of the same type in a group, e.g. SUB_NO: a two-digit number that is linked to the SUB_ID of a feature. QLD_NAME: Queensland Name (Five Trees Cay (No 1))įEATURE_C: a three-digit number representing the type of feature, e,g mainland, island, cay etc (102)įEAT_NAME: Name of feature (Cay, Island, Mainland, Reef, Rock, Sand) GBR_NAME: Great Barrier Reef MP Name (Five Trees Cay (No 1)) SORT_GBR_I: A whole number for sorting (19051) an island with an adjacent reef/cay/rock etc should have the same GROUP_ID (19-051) GBR_ID: A number that is made up of a two-digit number representing the latitude band the feature is in (LAT_ID) and a three or four-digit number representing the sequential number of a particular feature complex (GROUP_ID), e.g. Polygon Vector Shape file (5376 features) Please contact GBRMPA for more information. Note: This metadata record was created for the eAtlas and is not authoritative. This dataset can now be downloaded directly from GBRMPA's Geoportal. Official maps derived from this dataset can be downloaded from the GBRMPA Zoning Maps page. No activities are allowed except research activities with a permit. * Preservation Zone (Pink): 'no go' area. Some other activities are allowed with permits. The following are allowed: boating, diving, photography and limited impact research. * Marine National Park Zone (Green): 'no-take' area. Same as Buffer zone but with no trolling. * Scientific Research Zone: Research areas primarily around scientific research facilities. * Buffer Zone: No aquaculture, bait netting, crabbing, harvesting fishing, collecting, spearfishing, line fishing, netting and trawling. * Conservation Park Zone: No trawling, limited crabbing and line fishing. * Habitat Protection Zone: No trawling, some activities require permits. * General Use Zone: General use, some activities require a permit. Please refer to for a more detailed and authoritative description of all restrictions within each zone: The following outlines a summary of activities that are disallowed in each zone. In each zones there are a range of activities that are allowed, disallowed or require a permit. Both these aims were achieved by a comprehensive program of scientific input, community involvement and innovation. Whilst increasing the protection of biodiversity, a further aim was to maximise the benefits and minimise the negative impacts of the rezoning on the existing users of the Marine Park. The primary aim of the program was to better protect the range of biodiversity in the Great Barrier Reef, by increasing the extent of no-take areas (or highly protected areas, locally known as ‘Green Zones’), ensuring they included 'representative' examples of all different habitat types - hence the name, the Representative Areas Program or RAP. Revised zoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was introduced in July 2004 as part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's Representative Areas Programme.īetween 19, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority undertook a systematic planning and consultative program to develop new zoning for the Marine Park. Zoning Plans define what activities occur in which locations both to protect the marine environment and to separate potentially conflicting activities. Zoning helps to manage and protect the values of the Marine Park that users enjoy. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is a multiple-use area. It is derived from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003. This dataset corresponds to the zoning within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park effective 1st July 2004. Positional accuracy varies considerably and dataset should NOT be used for navigation purposes, however, for general use the coverage can be regarded as having a nominal scale of 1:250,000. The features have not been statistically tested with precision survey techniques. The reef features extend north above the GBRWHA to just within the Torres Strait region. The GBR_DRY_REEFS contains major coral reef structures (as defined by the reef shoal edge) that are tidal, drying or emergent reef areas. * Islands and rocks (exposed and submerged), * Major and other coral reef structures (as defined by the reef shoal edge), The GBR_FEATURES shapefile contains the following features: This dataset consists of two shapefiles GBR_FEATURES.shp and GBR_DRY_REEF.shp. This dataset contains coastal features within and adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area.
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