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Code of conduct for Scuba Diving and Snorkelling
Scuba diving and snorkelling activities can cause damage to fragile marine systems including:
- Damage to habitats from physical contact
- Damage to habitats from anchoring
- Disturbance and harassment of marine animals
- Overcrowding and user conflict.
Divers should:
- Know the rules for diving, anchoring and mooring in the marine park
- Undertake diver buoyancy control training
- Ensure gauges and other equipment do not hang loose
Divers in the marine park are asked NOT to:
- Brace against or stand on reef habitats
- Chase or disturb marine animals, including protected species like Grey Nurse Sharks and Sea Turtles
- Litter or allow wastes to enter the environment
- Anchor in inappropriate places
- Encourage or partake in fish feeding
- Interrupt the activities of other park users
- Disturb or remove marine artefacts and relics
