Appendix 3: Chronology of key management responses to emerging issues, 1970s to present Over the past 40 years, management arrangements have been continually adapted to address the highest risks. 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Present Cumulative impact, ports and Protection and legislation Spatial planning Fisheries and tourism Water quality dredging • Great Barrier Reef • New spatial planning to • Continuous improvement • Improved management • Comprehensive strategic Marine Park established address tourism growth in commercial fisheries practices to reduce environmental assessment and protected by law (introducing by-catch pollutant loads in • Increased integration of • Streamlining and reducing reduction devices) run-off from • Ban on mining science to underpin duplication across jurisdictions agriculture, point management decisions • Partnership between the • Australian and • Banning disposal of material in sources, including sewage Great Barrier Reef Queensland Government • Comprehensive management the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park treatment upgrades Marine Park Authority management arrangements framework established from major capital dredging and the tourism industry • Improvements in catchment established projects run-off and cumulative commences • Legislating to restrict impacts of coastal • Plans of management significant port development to development on ecosystem address rapid growth in within existing port limits, with function tourism a review in 2022 • Focus on climate change • Ban on mining extended • Legislating to prohibit the and linkages between to entire Great Barrier disposal of material from major terrestrial and marine Reef Region proposals involving capital dredge systems from development of new, or • Revised zoning
Appendix 3: Chronology of key management responses to emerging issues, 1970s to present Over the past 40 years, management arrangements have been continually adapted to address the highest risks. 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Present Protection and legislation Spatial planning Fisheries and tourism Water quality Cumulative impact, ports and dredging • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park established and protected by law • Ban on mining • Australian and Queensland Government management arrangements established • New spatial planning to address tourism growth • Increased integration of science to underpin management decisions • Comprehensive management framework established • Continuous improvement in commercial fisheries (introducing by-catch reduction devices) • Partnership between the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the tourism industry commences • Plans of management address rapid growth in tourism • Ban on mining extended to entire Great Barrier Reef Region • Improved management practices to reduce pollutant loads in run-off from agriculture, point sources, including sewage treatment upgrades • Improvements in catchment run-off and cumulative impacts of coastal development on ecosystem function • Focus on climate change and linkages between terrestrial and marine systems • Revised zoning • Comprehensive strategic environmental assessment • Streamlining and reducing duplication across jurisdictions • Banning disposal of material in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park from major capital dredging projects • Legislating to restrict significant port development to within existing port limits, with a review in 2022 • Legislating to prohibit the disposal of material from major proposals involving capital dredge from development of new, or
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