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adaptive management	A systematic process for continual improvement of management practices that involves ongoing monitoring of management actions, evaluating their effectiveness in achieving stated objectives and adjusting management accordingly.
artificial reef	Has the meaning given by the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 (Cth)  namely, a structure or formation placed on the seabed:(a) for the purpose of increasing or concentrating populations of marine plants and animals; or(b) for the purpose of being used in human recreational activities.
Australian IUCN reserve management principles	The EPBC Act (section 348) requires the EPBC Regulations to prescribe principles for each IUCN category. These principles are the Australian IUCN reserve management principles and are found in Schedule 8 of the EPBC Act.
Australian marine parks	Commonwealth Reserves, named as marine parks, declared by the Governor‑General by Proclamation under section 344 of the EPBC Act.
authorisation	As described in Section 4.5 (Authorisation of allowable activities) of this plan.
ballast water	Water taken on board by vessels to maintain stability and trim.
biodiversity or biological diversity	Has the meaning given by section 528 of the EPBC Act.
bioregion	A large area that has similar types of plants, animals and ocean conditions compared with other similarly sized areas and, in this document, those bioregions as defined in the Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Version 4.0.
class approval	As described in Section 4.5.2 (Class approvals) of this plan.
commercial aquaculture	Farming and culturing of aquatic organisms, such as fish, crustaceans and molluscs.
commercial fishing	Has the meaning given by section 390SC(1A) of the EPBC Act: a fishing activity that is engaged in for a commercial purpose and, to avoid doubt, does not include an activity that constitutes recreational fishing.
Commonwealth marine area	Has the meaning given by section 24 of the EPBC Act.
Commonwealth Reserve	A reserve established and managed under Division 4 of Part 15 of the EPBC Act, including an Australian marine park.

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