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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the south-east region and their unbroken and continuing connection to land, sea, sky and community. We recognise that at least 17 different language groups continue to care for, manage, and maintain deep relationships with coastal land and seas in the region, safeguarding for Sea Country and keeping it healthy, since time immemorial.
Their knowledge, understanding and relationships to Sea Country are fundamental to the health and resilience of the South-east Marine Parks Network and the success of this management plan.
We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to their Elders both past and present.
Mutton bird/Short-tailed shearwater birds bobbing on the ocean's surface
Image: Mutton bird – short-tailed shearwater (Wild Ocean Tasmania)
Contents
Acknowledgement of Country.................................................1
Foreword.................................................................5
A message from South-east Traditional Owners..................................7
Introduction...........................................................10
1.1 Introductory provisions................................................11
1.2 Management plan overview............................................12
1.3 Legislative context supporting Australian Marine Park management.............13
1.4 Australian Marine Parks...............................................13
1.5 Vision and objectives.................................................14
1.6 Changes from the previous management plan..............................14
1.7 Working in partnership with Traditional Owners.............................18
The South-east Marine Parks Network.....................................21
2.1 The south-east marine region..........................................22
2.2 The South-east Marine Parks Network....................................25
2.3 Values of the South-east Network.......................................29
2.3.1 Natural values........................................................29
2.3.2 First Nations values....................................................33
2.3.3 Other Protected Matters.................................................34
2.3.4 Social and economic benefits.............................................34
2.4 Pressures in the South-east Network.....................................35
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2.4.1 Climate change.......................................................35
2.4.2 Extraction of living resources.............................................36
2.4.3 Physical disturbance...................................................36
2.4.4 Invasive species.......................................................36
2.4.5 Marine pollution.......................................................37
Approach to management...............................................38
3.1 Park management overview...........................................39
3.2 Ways of working....................................................40
3.3 Partnerships.......................................................40
3.4 Desired outcomes and management programs.............................41
3.5 Monitoring and evaluation.............................................44
Zoning and activity prescriptions.........................................45
4.1 Zone categories, names and objectives...................................46
4.2 Managing activities..................................................50
4.2.1 Environmental approvals and other applicable laws............................50
4.3 Prescriptions for activities.............................................51
4.3.1 General use, access and waste management................................53
4.3.2 Commercial fishing.....................................................57
4.3.3 Commercial aquaculture.................................................60
4.3.4 Commercial tourism (includes charter fishing tours)............................61
4.3.5 Commercial media.....................................................63
4.3.6 Recreational use (including fishing)........................................64
4.3.7 Offshore wind energy operations..........................................65
4.3.8 Mining operations (including exploration)....................................66
4.3.9 Offshore geological storage of carbon dioxide................................70
4.3.10 Space activities.......................................................71
4.3.11 Structures and works...................................................73
4.3.12 Research and monitoring................................................75
4.3.13 National security and emergency response..................................77
4.3.14 New activities and authorisations..........................................78
4.4 Making decisions about activities........................................78
4.4.1 Decision-making.......................................................78
4.4.2 Assessments under other processes.......................................79
4.4.3 Review of decisions....................................................79
4.5 Authorisation of activities..............................................81
4.5.1 Authorised activities....................................................81
4.5.2 Permits..............................................................81
4.5.3 Class approvals.......................................................82
4.5.4 Activity licences and leases..............................................84
4.5.5 Publication of authorisations..............................................85
Schedule 1: South-east Marine Parks overview..................................86
S1.1 South-east Network overview............................................87
S1.2 Key natural values of the South-east Network................................88
S1.3 Overview of marine parks of the South-east Network..........................92
East Gippsland Marine Park.................................................92
Beagle Marine Park.......................................................94
Flinders Marine Park.......................................................97
Freycinet Marine Park.....................................................100
Huon Marine Park........................................................103
South Tasman Rise Marine Park.............................................106
Tasman Fracture Marine Park...............................................108
Zeehan Marine Park......................................................111
Franklin Marine Park......................................................114
Boags Marine Park.......................................................117
Nelson Marine Park......................................................122
Murray Marine Park......................................................124
Macquarie Island Marine Park...............................................127
Schedule 2: Summary of legislative and policy contexts.........................130
S2.1 The EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations....................................131
S2.2 Other relevant legislation – Commonwealth................................134
S2.3 Other relevant legislation – state.........................................135
S2.4 International agreements..............................................135
Schedule 3: South-East Marine Parks Network zone boundary descriptions..........136
East Gippsland Marine Park..........................................137
Beagle Marine Park.................................................138
Flinders Marine Park................................................139
Freycinet Marine Park...............................................142
Huon Marine Park..................................................146
South Tasman Rise Marine Park.......................................148
Tasman Fracture Marine Park.........................................148
Zeehan Marine Park................................................152
Franklin Marine Park................................................155
Boags Marine Park.................................................156
Apollo Marine Park.................................................157
Nelson Marine Park.................................................158
Murray Marine Park.................................................158
Macquarie Island Marine Park.........................................163
Schedule 4: Supporting information..........................................167
S4.1 Supporting information................................................168
S4.2 Map data sources....................................................171
Glossary................................................................173
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