(NRE Victoria’s Biodiversity Strategy proposal for a Victoria New South Wales – 1997a) marine protected area. The Victorian Government accepted these National Strategy for the Conservation of recommendations for Cape Howe Marine Australia’s Biological Diversity National Park with alterations, including the (ANZECC 2001) exclusion of an area incorporating the Iron Prince Reef (approximately 303 ha) from the National Strategy for Ecologically park. In addition, commercial and recreational (COAG 1992) Sustainable Development fishing was allowed to continue in the park (Parks Heritage Management Strategy until 1 April 2004 (Government of Victoria Victoria 2003b). 2002). The park is also managed within a broader Policies and guidelines context of a number of other plans and strategies, including: The park is managed in accordance with Parks Victoria’s operational policies and, as East Gippsland Regional Catchment appropriate, consistent with other relevant (EGCMA 2005) Strategy 2005 policies and guidelines including: Integrated Coastal Planning for Gippsland Victoria’s System of Marine National (GCB 2002) Coastal Action Plan – Parks and Marine Sanctuaries Nature Based Tourism Directions and – (Parks Management Strategy 2003 – 2010 opportunities for Victoria 2000 2003 – Victoria 2003a). (Tourism Victoria 2000) Indigenous Partnership Strategy and Policy for Sustainable Recreation and (Parks Victoria 2005a) Action Plan (NRE 2002) Tourism on Public Land Guidelines for Working with Aboriginal (VCC 2002) Victorian Coastal Strategy Communities and Protection of Cultural Sites (Parks Victoria 2002b) Victorian Heritage Strategy Shipwrecks – (Heritage Victoria 2000). 2005
proposal for a Victoria – New South Wales marine protected area. The Victorian Government accepted these recommendations for Cape Howe Marine National Park with alterations, including the exclusion of an area incorporating the Iron Prince Reef (approximately 303 ha) from the park. In addition, commercial and recreational fishing was allowed to continue in the park until 1 April 2004 (Government of Victoria 2002). Policies and guidelines The park is managed in accordance with Parks Victoria’s operational policies and, as appropriate, consistent with other relevant policies and guidelines including: Victoria’s System of Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries Management Strategy 2003 – 2010 (Parks Victoria 2003a). Indigenous Partnership Strategy and Action Plan (Parks Victoria 2005a) Guidelines for Working with Aboriginal Communities and Protection of Cultural Sites (Parks Victoria 2002b) Victoria’s Biodiversity Strategy (NRE 1997a) National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia’s Biological Diversity (ANZECC 2001) National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development (COAG 1992) Heritage Management Strategy (Parks Victoria 2003b). The park is also managed within a broader context of a number of other plans and strategies, including: East Gippsland Regional Catchment Strategy 2005 (EGCMA 2005) Integrated Coastal Planning for Gippsland – Coastal Action Plan (GCB 2002) Nature Based Tourism – Directions and opportunities for Victoria 2000 – 2003 (Tourism Victoria 2000) Policy for Sustainable Recreation and Tourism on Public Land (NRE 2002) Victorian Coastal Strategy (VCC 2002) Victorian Heritage Strategy – Shipwrecks 2005 (Heritage Victoria 2000).
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