aware of their respond to whale spatial and species. Impacts temporal wish to processes. community, as well partnerships with requirements when entanglements in temporal of underwater management incorporate as local, state and industry and the Current observing whales. the Marine Park. management noise on could be management commonwealth community, as available This will help could be cetaceans will be considered if activities into government well as local, These programs are information on ensure that considered if considered as a required. their sea agencies to state and well developed and climate change response country influence the commonwealth required. high-risk impact. can be adapted impacts is being capabilities management management and government further as required. GBRMPA has used when match the programs. planning of agencies to strategies and developing increase in catchment and influence the statutory tools to management entanglements coastal pressures. management lower the risk of actions for expected to occur and planning of vessel-related oil whales within This is undertaken as a result of the catchment and spills and the World by providing input growing coastal pollution Heritage Area. into State Coastal population of pressures. incidents. The current Management Plan humpback However, the framework for policies and This is whales that risks can only be managing statutory regional undertaken by migrate annually reduced, not climate change plans which will fostering into the Marine eliminated. impacts within provide strategic partnerships Park. GBRMPA has direction for through the Reef been developed coastal Water Quality to act on new development in Protection Plan information as it Queensland. 2013 and Reef becomes 2050. Under the EPBC available. Act, the strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area involves examining potential impacts on matters of national environmental significance, which include cetaceans as listed migratory and threatened species. Impacts of underwater noise on cetaceans will be considered as a high-risk impact.
aware of their requirements when observing whales. These programs are well developed and can be adapted further as required. respond to whale entanglements in the Marine Park. This will help ensure that response capabilities match the increase in entanglements expected to occur as a result of the growing population of humpback whales that migrate annually into the Marine Park. spatial and temporal management could be considered if required. species. Impacts of underwater noise on cetaceans will be considered as a high-risk impact. GBRMPA has strategies and statutory tools to lower the risk of vessel-related oil spills and pollution incidents. However, the risks can only be reduced, not eliminated. temporal management could be considered if required. wish to incorporate management activities into their sea country management programs. processes. Current available information on climate change impacts is being used when developing management actions for whales within the World Heritage Area. The current framework for managing climate change impacts within GBRMPA has been developed to act on new information as it becomes available. community, as well as local, state and commonwealth government agencies to influence the management and planning of catchment and coastal pressures. This is undertaken by providing input into State Coastal Management Plan policies and statutory regional plans which will provide strategic direction for coastal development in Queensland. Under the EPBC Act, the strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area involves examining potential impacts on matters of national environmental significance, which include cetaceans as listed migratory and threatened species. Impacts of underwater noise on cetaceans will be considered as a high-risk impact. partnerships with industry and the community, as well as local, state and commonwealth government agencies to influence the management and planning of catchment and coastal pressures. This is undertaken by fostering partnerships through the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 2013 and Reef 2050.