Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is a vast protected marine area off Australia’s northeastern coast that safeguards the world’s largest coral reef system and its rich biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage site buffer area ⓘ
marine protected area ⓘ
national park ⓘ
allowsActivity recreational fishing in designated zones ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
area approximately 344400 square kilometres ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
established 1975 ⓘ
establishedBy Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 ⓘ
extendsFrom Cape York Peninsula ⓘ
extendsTo just north of Bundaberg ⓘ
governingBody Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ⓘ
includesZoneType Buffer Zone ⓘ
Conservation Park Zone ⓘ
General Use Zone ⓘ
Habitat Protection Zone ⓘ
Marine National Park Zone ⓘ
Preservation Zone ⓘ
legalStatus Commonwealth marine park ⓘ
length over 2300 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Coral Sea ⓘ
off the coast of Queensland ⓘ
off the northeastern coast of Australia ⓘ
managingAuthority Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ⓘ
partOf Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
primaryPurpose conservation of biodiversity ⓘ
protects Great Barrier Reef ⓘ
coral reef ecosystems ⓘ
dolphins ⓘ
dugongs ⓘ
endangered marine species ⓘ
mangrove ecosystems ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ
marine turtles ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
seagrass meadows ⓘ
sharks ⓘ
whales ⓘ
regulates commercial fishing ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
supportsActivity snorkelling and scuba diving ⓘ
supportsIndustry marine tourism industry ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
coastal development ⓘ
coral bleaching ⓘ
crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks ⓘ
poor water quality ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteFor Great Barrier Reef ⓘ
zoningSystem multiple-use zoning ⓘ

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Coral Sea Marine Park → borders → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Northeastern Australia → hasProtectedArea → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
subject linked to: northeastern Australia
Fraser Coast Region → near → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (southern extent) ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 → regulates → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 → titleIncludes → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
GBRMPA → manages → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Fitzroy Island → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Fitzroy Island → marineParkZone → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Mackay Region → adjacentTo → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Green Island → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Hayman Island → region → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Whitehaven Beach → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Queensland marine parks estate → hasPart → Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Keppel Bay → hasConservationAreaNearby → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Hook Island → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
South Molle Island → marineEnvironment → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Lindeman Island → marineContext → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (nearby) ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Rosslyn Bay Marina → nearProtectedArea → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Central Coast of Queensland → adjacentTo → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Shire of Livingstone → hasNaturalFeature → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (offshore) ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Mission Beach → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Keppel Islands → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Curtis Island LNG projects (Australia) → nearbyProtectedArea → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Coral Sea coastline → adjacentTo → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Coral Sea coastline → marineProtectedAreaNearby → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Heart Reef → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Shute Harbour → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Border Island → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Chance Bay → marineRegion → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Luncheon Bay → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Joes Beach → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Joes Beach → isWithinProtectedArea → Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Hill Inlet → partOfEcosystem → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Plantation Bay → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Plantation Bay → marineEcoregion → Great Barrier Reef Province ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Butterfly Bay → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Tongue Bay → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Qualia → near → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
subject linked to: qualia
Mackay coastline → adjacentTo → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park region ⓘ
linked to: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Langford Island → partOf → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina → hasNearbyAttraction → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Wide Bay–Burnett coast → hasProtectedAreaNearby → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ
Cairns Region → adjacentTo → Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ⓘ