News and Publications
Media releases
- 5/06/09 - Court fines fishers for Marine Sanctuary breach
- 28/05/09 - Cape Byron marine park stars in underwater festival
- 21/05/09 - Lord Howe Island Marine Park features in popular fishing show
- 11/05/09 - Joint research project to study coral at Julian Rocks
- 29/04/09 - Cape Byron Marine Park protects the grey nurse shark
- 28/04/09 - Algae behind oil slick concerns marine park
- 22/04/09 - Cape Byron Marine park to host Australia's only underwater festival
- 9/04/09 - Holiday fun in the Solitary Islands Marine Park
- 8/04/09 - Cape Byron Marine Park promotes community awareness over Easter
- 7/04/09 - Marine park green turtle found dead in abandoned trap
- 2/04/09 - Search for rare black cod in Port Stephens - Great Lakes Marine Park
- 31/03/09 - Students to become fledgling marine park scientists
- 23/03/09 - Marine Park a new-media hit
- 18/03/09 - Ocean bird study in Port Stephens - Great Lakes marine park
- 17/03/09 - Ancient stone fish traps in Solitary Islands Marine Park
- 8/03/09 - Solitary Islands Marine Park Officers take to the air
- 23/02/09 - Community dives in to clean up Port Stephens Great Lakes Marine Park
- 16/01/09 - Free-diver and marine park ranger Brett Vercoe shares his secrets of the deep
- 16/01/09 - Commercial fisherman fined $10,000 for fishing in marine park santuary zone
- 16/01/09 - Happy New Year for the Solitary Islands Marine Park
- Archived media Releases
Publications
Batemans Marine Park
- Batemans Marine Park zoning map -
330 Kb - Batemans Marine Park Zoning Plan User Guide, 2006 - 2.1 Mb
- Batemans Shelf and Twofold Shelf Bioregional Assessment - 5.5 Mb
- The estimated economic impact of Batemans marine park on commercial activities, 2006 - 690 Kb
- Socio-economic Assessment of the Batemans Marine Park, 2006 - 665 kb
Cape Byron Marine Park
- Background Resource Working Paper for the Cape Byron Marine Park, 2003 - 3.2 Mb
- Marine Parks Amendment (Cape Byron) Regulation 2006 - 2.2 MB
- Zoning for the Cape Byron Marine Park from 1 May 2006:
- Zoning Map 1.4 Mb
- Cape Byron Marine Park Zoning Plan Users Guide - 2 Mb
- Zoning Map
- Hooked on Julian Rocks Byron Bay (www.julianrocks.net)
Jervis Bay Marine Park
- Community survey on Jervis Bay Marine Park 1 mb
- Zoning plan review information package (NEW)
- Natural values of the Jervis Bay Marine Park (NEW) - 2.5 Mb
- Jervis Bay Marine Park Operational Plan, 2003 - 81 Kb
- Jervis Bay Marine Park Overview of the Zoning Plan, 2002
- Jervis Bay Marine Park Zoning Plan Summary, 2002 - 763 Kb
- Marine Parks Amendment (Jervis Bay) Regulation
2002 - 955 Kb
Lord Howe Island Marine Park
- Lord Howe Island Marine Park Operational Plan, 2004
- Lord Howe Island Marine Park User’s Guide to the Zoning Plan, 2004 - 3.5 Mb
- Marine Parks Amendment (Lord Howe Island) Regulation 2004 - 3.4 Mb
Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park
- Zoning plan user guide - 1.3 Mb
- Broadscale Biodiversity Assessment of the Manning Shelf Bioregion, final report funded by the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage and Marine Parks Authority, 2005
- Estimated Economic Impact of the Proposed Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park, 2005 - 1.1 Mb
- Port Stephens - Great Lakes Marine Park zoning plan map (high resolution version) - 3.1 Mb
- Port Stephens - Great Lakes Marine Park zoning plan map (low resolution) - 400 Kb
- Socio-economic assessment of Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park, 2006 - 630 Kb
Solitary Islands Marine Park
- Community survey on Solitary Islands Marine Park 1 Mb
- Zoning plan review information package (NEW)
- Natural values of the Solitary Islands Marine Park (NEW) - 3.7 Mb
- The Impact of Revised Zoning and Management of the Solitary Islands Marine Park on Local Businesses, 2006 - 23 Kb
- Marine Parks Amendment (Solitary Islands) Regulation 2002 - 1 Mb
- Solitary Islands Marine Park Operational Plan, 2003 - 67 Kb
- Solitary Islands Marine Park Primary School Excursion Kit
- Solitary Islands Marine Park Zoning Summary - 1.8 Mb
- Visitors to Solitary Islands Marine Park, their behaviours, attitudes and perceptions. An analysis of surveys 2002-2005 - 290 Kb
General
- Code of conduct for Scuba Diving and Snorkelling
- A review of benefits of Marine Protected
Areas and related zoning considerations 88 kb
- Scientific Literature on Marine Protected Areas 85 kb
- Developing a representative system of marine protected areas in NSW – an overview (November 2001) 760 Kb
- Application and indemnity forms for a permit to conduct commercial activity within a Marine Park - 41 Kb
- Broadscale Biodiversity Assessment of the Hawkesbury Shelf Marine Bioregion, final report funded by the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage and Marine Parks Authority, 2005 - 4.8 Mb
- NSW Marine Parks Authority Status Report 2004-2005 - 2 Mb
- Marine Parks Permits Policy - 61Kb
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