Public Moorings and Anchoring in the Great Barrier Reef Keppels and Capricorn Bunkers Guide

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2019. January BP2223

Science. and Environment of Department

Coquard Maxime Photo:

Service, Wildlife and Parks Queensland

available to protect the Reef. the protect to available 2019. Queensland of State ©

Use moorings when when moorings Use

(right).

buoy, Sloping Island Island Sloping buoy,

Photos: © Queensland Government unless otherwise stated. otherwise unless Government Queensland © Photos: and public mooring mooring public and

Reef protection marker marker protection Reef

Island (above); (above); Island

Coral reef, Barron Barron reef, Coral

marker, Wilson Island Wilson marker,

Reef protection protection Reef

accessing the moorings in poor weather, reduced visibility or at night. at or visibility reduced weather, poor in moorings the accessing

to attempting to access the moorings. Particular care should be taken in in taken be should care Particular moorings. the access to attempting to

should verify the mooring positions with their own GPS equipment prior prior equipment GPS own their with positions mooring the verify should

the moorings are in the location shown in the table. Vessel skippers skippers Vessel table. the in shown location the in are moorings the

Wildlife Service’s knowledge at June 2018. No guarantee is given that that given is guarantee No 2018. June at knowledge Service’s Wildlife

Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and and Parks Queensland the and Authority Park Marine Reef Barrier

Disclaimer: The published positions are correct to the best of the Great Great the of best the to correct are positions published The

151° 53.920'E 151° 26.942'S 23° 25m C Wistari Reef Wistari

151° 54.799'E 151° 18.145'S 23° 20m B Wilson Island Wilson

151° 44.582'E 151° 24° 01.882'S 24° 15m 15

44.585'E 151° 01.819'S 24° 15m 15

44.587'E 151° 01.768'S 24° 15m 15

44.590'E 151° 01.709'S 24° 15m 15

44.229'E 151° 00.660'S 24° 15m 15

Take all rubbish with you and put into bins on the shore. the on bins into put and you with rubbish all Take •

44.255'E 151° 00.614'S 24° 15m 15 Pancake Creek Pancake

and remarkable natural wonder. natural remarkable and

not touching or standing on corals. on standing or touching not 151° 43.108'E 151° 16.964'S 23° 25m C

41.921'E 151° 17.381'S 23° 25m C North West Island West North moorings, where available, you will help protect this diverse diverse this protect help will you available, where moorings, as such practices, snorkelling best understand and Use •

151° 43.381'E 151° 31.931'S 23° 25m C Mast Head Island Head Mast

By taking a little extra care when anchoring and using public public using and anchoring when care extra little a taking By remove seaweed and provide space for new corals to grow. to corals new for space provide and seaweed remove

152° 24.224'E 152° 23° 54.200'S 23° 35m D

which parrotﬁsh, like ﬁsh herbivorous taking Avoid •

24.094'E 152° 54.253'S 23° 25m C

return to its former glory. former its to return

24.480'E 152° 53.404'S 23° 20m B Use a GPS and cross-check it with your zoning map. zoning your with it cross-check and GPS a Use •

for the coral to rebuild. In some cases, the coral may never never may coral the cases, some In rebuild. to coral the for damaged public moorings on 13 QGOV (13 74 68). 74 (13 QGOV 13 on moorings public damaged

24.048'E 152° 54.297'S 23° 20m B

Sloping Island Sloping 150° 53.888'E 150° 05.875'S 23° 20m B

what’s allowed. what’s

24.089'E 152° 54.313'S 23° 20m B

or misused any report Please

or destroy it. Under ideal circumstances, it may take years years take may it circumstances, ideal Under it. destroy or

Shelving Beach Shelving 150° 56.025'E 150° 11.272'S 23° 10m A

www.gbrmpa.gov.au and going you’re where —know

24.130'E 152° 54.289'S 23° 20m B

Dropping an anchor on coral can take seconds to damage damage to seconds take can coral on anchor an Dropping

Outer Rock Outer

150° 57.119'E 150° 03.757'S 23° 10m A 23.939'E 152° 54.302'S 23° 10m A Island at free available maps, zoning your Check • Keppels and Capricorn Bunkers Capricorn and Keppels

23.931'E 152° 54.263'S 23° 10m A Musgrave Lady

150° 56.171'E 150° 11.693'S 23° 20m B

report-an-incident

become increasingly frequent. increasingly become

152° 42.772'E 152° 06.443'S 24° 20m B Beach Monkey

56.186'E 150° 11.658'S 23° 10m A

the in coral Protecting

www.gbrmpa.gov.au Web: Web:

www.gbrmpa.gov.au/ 048 380 1800 or or hotline: 24-hour

42.532'E 152° 06.905'S 24° 20m B Lady Elliot Island Elliot Lady

such as mass coral bleaching events, which are predicted to to predicted are which events, bleaching coral mass as such

Man and Wife Rocks Wife and Man 150° 59.495'E 150° 06.973'S 23° 20m B

Email: [email protected] Email:

151° 58.860'E 151° 26.245'S 23° 35m D Heron Reef Heron to activity ﬁshing illegal suspected report Anonymously •

Big Peninsula Big

150° 58.419'E 150° 08.986'S 23° 20m B

and affect its ability to recover from serious disturbances, disturbances, serious from recover to ability its affect and Great Barrier Reef Reef Barrier Great

Phone: 1800 990 177 990 1800 Phone:

151° 54.592'E 151° 26.760'S 23° 25m C Heron Island Heron

#LovetheReef.

151° 04.290'E 151° 09.448'S 23° 20m B

Combined, these threats weaken the resilience of the Reef Reef the of resilience the weaken threats these Combined,

152° 09.704'E 152° 23° 36.934'S 23° 20m B PO Box 1379, Townsville Qld 4810 Qld Townsville 1379, Box PO

are two key actions, here are some more ways you can help to to help can you ways more some are here actions, key two are Island Barren 04.484'E 151° 09.295'S 23° 10m A

southern the in

09.593'E 152° 36.885'S 23° 20m B

280 Flinders St, Townsville St, Flinders 280

pressure from growing threats. growing from pressure Bald Rock Bald While using public moorings and anchoring away from coral coral from away anchoring and moorings public using While 150° 59.561'E 150° 10.210'S 23° 10m A

09.661'E 152° 36.913'S 23° 20m B Fitzroy Reef Fitzroy

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Park Marine Reef Barrier Great

BUNKER GROUP BUNKER LOCATION climate change. climate ddm GDA94 longitude Installed GDA94 ddm GDA94 latitude Installed length vessel Max. class Mooring

contains some very fragile environments which are under under are which environments fragile very some contains ddm GDA94 longitude Installed length vessel Max. class Mooring GDA94 ddm GDA94 latitude Installed

anchoring and

CAPRICORN

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By minimising your impact in the marine park, you can help help can you park, marine the in impact your minimising By

moorings Public the world’s best managed marine areas. It offers visitors visitors offers It areas. marine managed best world’s the

qld.gov.au/NationalParks enquiries, please visit us at at us visit please enquiries,

to protect the Reef? the protect to

The Great Barrier Reef is an irreplaceable icon and one of of one and icon irreplaceable an is Reef Barrier Great The

(QPWS) Service Wildlife and Parks Queensland For

Reef under pressure under Reef Further information Further Capricorn Bunker Group moorings Group Bunker Capricorn moorings islands Keppel help you can How

Public moorings Use of moorings • use a boat hook to retrieve the pick-up line Protecting coral Reef protection areas When using public moorings, there are some key points • observe the colour-coded band on the buoy and the The Great Barrier Reef and its island national parks are home The Great Barrier Reef contains many well-developed Public moorings are installed at popular locations to note. mooring tag attached to the pick-up line for information to abundant and diverse marine life, attracting thousands fringing reefs that are particularly vulnerable to anchor and have blue, cone-shaped buoys with a colour- • All public moorings in the Keppels and Capricorn Bunkers on the limits of use of visitors each year. Corals are among the most popular damage. To protect these highly diverse coral communities, coded band. This band tells you the class can be used for up to 24 hours to ensure fair • attach the mooring eye to a cleat or strong point on the attractions, yet they are the most vulnerable. there are reef protection areas where anchoring is not (vessel length) and maximum wind and equitable use. bow of the vessel and ensure the line is not rubbing on allowed. All no-anchoring areas in the Keppels and Capricorn strength limits that apply to the • All public moorings are available for overnight use. any abrasive surfaces. Coral reefs can be damaged by: Bunkers are marked by reef protection markers. mooring. Mooring specifications • Public moorings must not be used by more than one • a vessel’s anchor and chain dropping or dragging on coral and conditions of use are also vessel at a time (tenders exempt), unless otherwise How to drop a mooring • a vessel grounding when the wind changes or the Reef protection markers indicating no-anchoring areas are displayed on the mooring tag stated. When dropping a public mooring: tide ebbs easily identified by their white, pyramid-shaped buoys with attached to the pick-up line. • Care should be taken to comply with all information • motor slowly towards the mooring to slacken the • a chain or rope wrapping around coral or breaking a blue label (joined with an imaginary line). Many privately-owned moorings also displayed on the mooring buoy and tag. line slightly pieces off. Never anchor on the reef flat inshore of the buoys or inside Reef protection marker exist within the marine parks. • It is an offence to remove, misuse or engage in conduct • cast the mooring pick-up lines well clear of the vessel It may take many years for coral to recover. Some coral never the line of buoys. You can anchor directly on the beach You should obtain the permission that results in damage to a public mooring. • reverse away from the mooring buoy and line. returns to its original condition. provided there are no tidal restrictions. Please note that reef Anchor with care of the owner before using a protection markers must not be used as a mooring. outside reef protection markers privately-owned mooring. How to pick up a mooring It is an offence to damage coral in the Great Barrier Reef and Great Barrier Reef Coast marine parks. Please ensure you follow best environmental practices when When picking up a public mooring: anchoring. • take note of the prevailing wind and tides. Approach the • Carry enough chain, or chain and line, for the water depth. mooring buoy by motoring into the wind or tide (whichever • Anchor in sand or mud away from corals. is stronger) • Motor towards the anchor while retrieving it. If the anchor • take care to avoid running over the pick-up line when is stuck, motor the vessel above and slightly ahead of the approaching the mooring anchor before retrieval. • Anchor far enough outside the line of reef protection markers to ensure all parts of the anchor chain and rope remain outside the line of markers should the vessel swing.

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Science. and Environment of Department

Coquard Maxime Photo:

Service, Wildlife and Parks Queensland

available to protect the Reef. the protect to available 2019. Queensland of State ©

Use moorings when when moorings Use

(right).

buoy, Sloping Island Island Sloping buoy,

Photos: © Queensland Government unless otherwise stated. otherwise unless Government Queensland © Photos: and public mooring mooring public and

Reef protection marker marker protection Reef

Island (above); (above); Island

Coral reef, Barron Barron reef, Coral

marker, Wilson Island Wilson marker,

Reef protection protection Reef

accessing the moorings in poor weather, reduced visibility or at night. at or visibility reduced weather, poor in moorings the accessing

to attempting to access the moorings. Particular care should be taken in in taken be should care Particular moorings. the access to attempting to

should verify the mooring positions with their own GPS equipment prior prior equipment GPS own their with positions mooring the verify should

the moorings are in the location shown in the table. Vessel skippers skippers Vessel table. the in shown location the in are moorings the

Wildlife Service’s knowledge at June 2018. No guarantee is given that that given is guarantee No 2018. June at knowledge Service’s Wildlife

Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and and Parks Queensland the and Authority Park Marine Reef Barrier

Disclaimer: The published positions are correct to the best of the Great Great the of best the to correct are positions published The

151° 53.920'E 151° 26.942'S 23° 25m C Wistari Reef Wistari

151° 54.799'E 151° 18.145'S 23° 20m B Wilson Island Wilson

151° 44.582'E 151° 24° 01.882'S 24° 15m 15

44.585'E 151° 01.819'S 24° 15m 15

44.587'E 151° 01.768'S 24° 15m 15

44.590'E 151° 01.709'S 24° 15m 15

44.229'E 151° 00.660'S 24° 15m 15

Take all rubbish with you and put into bins on the shore. the on bins into put and you with rubbish all Take •

44.255'E 151° 00.614'S 24° 15m 15 Pancake Creek Pancake

and remarkable natural wonder. natural remarkable and not touching or standing on corals. on standing or touching not 151° 43.108'E 151° 16.964'S 23° 25m C

151° 43.381'E 151° 31.931'S 23° 25m C Mast Head Island Head Mast

152° 24.224'E 152° 23° 54.200'S 23° 35m D

which parrotﬁsh, like ﬁsh herbivorous taking Avoid •

24.094'E 152° 54.253'S 23° 25m C return to its former glory. former its to return

24.480'E 152° 53.404'S 23° 20m B Use a GPS and cross-check it with your zoning map. zoning your with it cross-check and GPS a Use •

24.048'E 152° 54.297'S 23° 20m B

Sloping Island Sloping 150° 53.888'E 150° 05.875'S 23° 20m B

what’s allowed. what’s

24.089'E 152° 54.313'S 23° 20m B

or misused any report Please or destroy it. Under ideal circumstances, it may take years years take may it circumstances, ideal Under it. destroy or

Shelving Beach Shelving 150° 56.025'E 150° 11.272'S 23° 10m A

www.gbrmpa.gov.au and going you’re where —know

24.130'E 152° 54.289'S 23° 20m B

Dropping an anchor on coral can take seconds to damage damage to seconds take can coral on anchor an Dropping

Outer Rock Outer

150° 57.119'E 150° 03.757'S 23° 10m A 23.939'E 152° 54.302'S 23° 10m A Island at free available maps, zoning your Check • Keppels and Capricorn Bunkers Capricorn and Keppels

23.931'E 152° 54.263'S 23° 10m A Musgrave Lady

150° 56.171'E 150° 11.693'S 23° 20m B report-an-incident

become increasingly frequent. increasingly become

152° 42.772'E 152° 06.443'S 24° 20m B Beach Monkey

56.186'E 150° 11.658'S 23° 10m A

the in coral Protecting

www.gbrmpa.gov.au Web: Web:

www.gbrmpa.gov.au/ 048 380 1800 or or hotline: 24-hour

42.532'E 152° 06.905'S 24° 20m B Lady Elliot Island Elliot Lady

such as mass coral bleaching events, which are predicted to to predicted are which events, bleaching coral mass as such

Man and Wife Rocks Wife and Man 150° 59.495'E 150° 06.973'S 23° 20m B

Email: [email protected] Email:

151° 58.860'E 151° 26.245'S 23° 35m D Heron Reef Heron to activity ﬁshing illegal suspected report Anonymously •

Big Peninsula Big

150° 58.419'E 150° 08.986'S 23° 20m B and affect its ability to recover from serious disturbances, disturbances, serious from recover to ability its affect and Great Barrier Reef Reef Barrier Great

Phone: 1800 990 177 990 1800 Phone:

151° 54.592'E 151° 26.760'S 23° 25m C Heron Island Heron

#LovetheReef.

151° 04.290'E 151° 09.448'S 23° 20m B

Combined, these threats weaken the resilience of the Reef Reef the of resilience the weaken threats these Combined,

152° 09.704'E 152° 23° 36.934'S 23° 20m B PO Box 1379, Townsville Qld 4810 Qld Townsville 1379, Box PO

are two key actions, here are some more ways you can help to to help can you ways more some are here actions, key two are Island Barren 04.484'E 151° 09.295'S 23° 10m A

southern the in

09.593'E 152° 36.885'S 23° 20m B

280 Flinders St, Townsville St, Flinders 280

09.661'E 152° 36.913'S 23° 20m B Fitzroy Reef Fitzroy

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Park Marine Reef Barrier Great

BUNKER GROUP BUNKER LOCATION climate change. climate ddm GDA94 longitude Installed GDA94 ddm GDA94 latitude Installed length vessel Max. class Mooring contains some very fragile environments which are under under are which environments fragile very some contains ddm GDA94 longitude Installed length vessel Max. class Mooring GDA94 ddm GDA94 latitude Installed

anchoring and

CAPRICORN

By minimising your impact in the marine park, you can help help can you park, marine the in impact your minimising By

moorings Public the world’s best managed marine areas. It offers visitors visitors offers It areas. marine managed best world’s the

qld.gov.au/NationalParks enquiries, please visit us at at us visit please enquiries,

to protect the Reef? the protect to

The Great Barrier Reef is an irreplaceable icon and one of of one and icon irreplaceable an is Reef Barrier Great The

(QPWS) Service Wildlife and Parks Queensland For

Reef under pressure under Reef Further information Further Capricorn Bunker Group moorings Group Bunker Capricorn moorings islands Keppel help you can How

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2019. January BP2223

Science. and Environment of Department

Coquard Maxime Photo:

Service, Wildlife and Parks Queensland

available to protect the Reef. the protect to available 2019. Queensland of State ©

Use moorings when when moorings Use

(right).

buoy, Sloping Island Island Sloping buoy,

Photos: © Queensland Government unless otherwise stated. otherwise unless Government Queensland © Photos: and public mooring mooring public and

Reef protection marker marker protection Reef

Island (above); (above); Island

Coral reef, Barron Barron reef, Coral

marker, Wilson Island Wilson marker,

Reef protection protection Reef

accessing the moorings in poor weather, reduced visibility or at night. at or visibility reduced weather, poor in moorings the accessing

to attempting to access the moorings. Particular care should be taken in in taken be should care Particular moorings. the access to attempting to

should verify the mooring positions with their own GPS equipment prior prior equipment GPS own their with positions mooring the verify should

the moorings are in the location shown in the table. Vessel skippers skippers Vessel table. the in shown location the in are moorings the

Wildlife Service’s knowledge at June 2018. No guarantee is given that that given is guarantee No 2018. June at knowledge Service’s Wildlife

Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and and Parks Queensland the and Authority Park Marine Reef Barrier

Disclaimer: The published positions are correct to the best of the Great Great the of best the to correct are positions published The

Wistari Reef Wistari 151° 53.920'E 151° 26.942'S 23° 25m C

Wilson Island Wilson 151° 54.799'E 151° 18.145'S 23° 20m B

151° 44.582'E 151° 24° 01.882'S 24° 15m 15

44.585'E 151° 01.819'S 24° 15m 15

44.587'E 151° 01.768'S 24° 15m 15

44.590'E 151° 01.709'S 24° 15m 15

44.229'E 151° 00.660'S 24° 15m 15

Take all rubbish with you and put into bins on the shore. the on bins into put and you with rubbish all Take •

44.255'E 151° 00.614'S 24° 15m Pancake Creek Pancake 15

and remarkable natural wonder. natural remarkable and

not touching or standing on corals. on standing or touching not 151° 43.108'E 151° 16.964'S 23° 25m C

North West Island West North 41.921'E 151° 17.381'S 23° 25m C moorings, where available, you will help protect this diverse diverse this protect help will you available, where moorings, as such practices, snorkelling best understand and Use •

Mast Head Island Head Mast 151° 43.381'E 151° 31.931'S 23° 25m C

152° 24.224'E 152° 23° 54.200'S 23° 35m D

which parrotﬁsh, like ﬁsh herbivorous taking Avoid •

24.094'E 152° 54.253'S 23° 25m C

return to its former glory. former its to return

24.480'E 152° 53.404'S 23° 20m B Use a GPS and cross-check it with your zoning map. zoning your with it cross-check and GPS a Use •

24.048'E 152° 54.297'S 23° 20m B

Sloping Island Sloping 150° 53.888'E 150° 05.875'S 23° 20m B

what’s allowed. what’s

24.089'E 152° 54.313'S 23° 20m B

or misused any report Please

or destroy it. Under ideal circumstances, it may take years years take may it circumstances, ideal Under it. destroy or

Shelving Beach Shelving 150° 56.025'E 150° 11.272'S 23° 10m A

www.gbrmpa.gov.au and going you’re where —know

24.130'E 152° 54.289'S 23° 20m B

Dropping an anchor on coral can take seconds to damage damage to seconds take can coral on anchor an Dropping

Outer Rock Outer

150° 57.119'E 150° 03.757'S 23° 10m A 23.939'E 152° 54.302'S 23° 10m Island A at free available maps, zoning your Check • Keppels and Capricorn Bunkers Capricorn and Keppels

23.931'E 152° 54.263'S 23° 10m A Musgrave Lady

150° 56.171'E 150° 11.693'S 23° 20m B

report-an-incident

become increasingly frequent. increasingly become

152° 42.772'E 152° 06.443'S 24° 20m B Beach Monkey

A 56.186'E 150° 11.658'S 23° 10m

the in coral Protecting

www.gbrmpa.gov.au Web: Web:

1800 380 048 380 1800 www.gbrmpa.gov.au/ or or hotline: 24-hour

42.532'E 152° 06.905'S 24° 20m B Island Elliot Lady

such as mass coral bleaching events, which are predicted to to predicted are which events, bleaching coral mass as such

Man and Wife Rocks Wife and Man 150° 59.495'E 150° 06.973'S 23° 20m B

Email: [email protected] Email:

151° 58.860'E 151° 26.245'S 23° 35m D Reef Heron to activity ﬁshing illegal suspected report Anonymously •

Big Peninsula Big

150° 58.419'E 150° 08.986'S 23° 20m B

and affect its ability to recover from serious disturbances, disturbances, serious from recover to ability its affect and Great Barrier Reef Reef Barrier Great

Phone: 1800 990 177 990 1800 Phone:

151° 54.592'E 151° 26.760'S 23° 25m C Island Heron

#LovetheReef.

151° 04.290'E 151° 09.448'S 23° 20m B

Combined, these threats weaken the resilience of the Reef Reef the of resilience the weaken threats these Combined,

152° 09.704'E 152° 23° 36.934'S 23° 20m B PO Box 1379, Townsville Qld 4810 Qld Townsville 1379, Box PO

are two key actions, here are some more ways you can help to to help can you ways more some are here actions, key two are Island Barren 04.484'E 151° 09.295'S 23° 10m A

southern the in

09.593'E 152° 36.885'S 23° 20m B

280 Flinders St, Townsville St, Flinders 280

09.661'E 152° 36.913'S 23° 20m Fitzroy Reef Fitzroy B

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Park Marine Reef Barrier Great

BUNKER GROUP BUNKER LOCATION climate change. climate ddm GDA94 longitude Installed GDA94 ddm GDA94 latitude Installed Mooring class Mooring length vessel Max.

anchoring and

CAPRICORN

By minimising your impact in the marine park, you can help help can you park, marine the in impact your minimising By

moorings Public the world’s best managed marine areas. It offers visitors visitors offers It areas. marine managed best world’s the

qld.gov.au/NationalParks enquiries, please visit us at at us visit please enquiries,

to protect the Reef? the protect to

The Great Barrier Reef is an irreplaceable icon and one of of one and icon irreplaceable an is Reef Barrier Great The

(QPWS) Service Wildlife and Parks Queensland For

Reef under pressure under Reef moorings islands Keppel information Further help you can How moorings Group Bunker Capricorn

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2019. January BP2223

Science. and Environment of Department

Coquard Maxime Photo:

Service, Wildlife and Parks Queensland

Use moorings when when moorings Use

(right).

buoy, Sloping Island Island Sloping buoy,

Photos: © Queensland Government unless otherwise stated. otherwise unless Government Queensland © Photos: and public mooring mooring public and

Reef protection marker marker protection Reef

Island (above); (above); Island

Coral reef, Barron Barron reef, Coral

marker, Wilson Island Wilson marker,

Reef protection protection Reef

accessing the moorings in poor weather, reduced visibility or at night. at or visibility reduced weather, poor in moorings the accessing

to attempting to access the moorings. Particular care should be taken in in taken be should care Particular moorings. the access to attempting to

should verify the mooring positions with their own GPS equipment prior prior equipment GPS own their with positions mooring the verify should

the moorings are in the location shown in the table. Vessel skippers skippers Vessel table. the in shown location the in are moorings the

Wildlife Service’s knowledge at June 2018. No guarantee is given that that given is guarantee No 2018. June at knowledge Service’s Wildlife

Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and and Parks Queensland the and Authority Park Marine Reef Barrier

Disclaimer: The published positions are correct to the best of the Great Great the of best the to correct are positions published The

Wistari Reef Wistari 151° 53.920'E 151° 26.942'S 23° 25m C

Wilson Island Wilson 151° 54.799'E 151° 18.145'S 23° 20m B

151° 44.582'E 151° 24° 01.882'S 24° 15m 15

44.585'E 151° 01.819'S 24° 15m 15

44.587'E 151° 01.768'S 24° 15m 15

44.590'E 151° 01.709'S 24° 15m 15

44.229'E 151° 00.660'S 24° 15m 15

Take all rubbish with you and put into bins on the shore. the on bins into put and you with rubbish all Take •

44.255'E 151° 00.614'S 24° 15m Pancake Creek Pancake 15

and remarkable natural wonder. natural remarkable and not touching or standing on corals. on standing or touching not 151° 43.108'E 151° 16.964'S 23° 25m C

Mast Head Island Head Mast 151° 43.381'E 151° 31.931'S 23° 25m C

152° 24.224'E 152° 23° 54.200'S 23° 35m D

which parrotﬁsh, like ﬁsh herbivorous taking Avoid •

24.094'E 152° 54.253'S 23° 25m C return to its former glory. former its to return

24.480'E 152° 53.404'S 23° 20m B Use a GPS and cross-check it with your zoning map. zoning your with it cross-check and GPS a Use •

24.048'E 152° 54.297'S 23° 20m B

Sloping Island Sloping 150° 53.888'E 150° 05.875'S 23° 20m B

what’s allowed. what’s

24.089'E 152° 54.313'S 23° 20m B

or misused any report Please or destroy it. Under ideal circumstances, it may take years years take may it circumstances, ideal Under it. destroy or

Shelving Beach Shelving 150° 56.025'E 150° 11.272'S 23° 10m A

www.gbrmpa.gov.au and going you’re where —know

24.130'E 152° 54.289'S 23° 20m B

Dropping an anchor on coral can take seconds to damage damage to seconds take can coral on anchor an Dropping

Outer Rock Outer

150° 57.119'E 150° 03.757'S 23° 10m A 23.939'E 152° 54.302'S 23° 10m Island A at free available maps, zoning your Check • Keppels and Capricorn Bunkers Capricorn and Keppels

23.931'E 152° 54.263'S 23° 10m A Musgrave Lady

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Marked reef protection areas in the Keppels and Capricorn Bunkers are located at: • Sloping island • Wilson Island • Barren Island • Heron Island • Big Peninsula • Fitzroy Reef (Great Keppel Island) • Lady Musgrave Island • Shelving Beach • Lady Elliot Island (Great Keppel Island) • Pancake Creek • Monkey Beach Public moorings are generally located near shallow (Great Keppel Island) reefs or shorelines. Care should be taken approaching and leaving buoys, particularly when mooring in poor Reef Protection Markers (RPM) • Humpy Island (Top) Pick-up tag; Anchor chains damage No anchoring area Mooring buoy, pick-up tag weather, reduced visibility or at night. (above) Mooring coral; Staghorn coral Imaginary line broken by anchor. Never anchor on the reef ﬂat and pick-up line. buoy and pick-up line. inshore of reef protection markers. Photo: Chris Jones © GBRMPA Using public moorings Instructions to vessel masters To protect fragile reefs in high-use areas, rules are in place These rules are to help make sure public moorings continue 1. Vessel masters are solely responsible for the safety of to help stop misuse of public moorings and reef protection to be available for everyone’s use. It’s about playing fair their vessel while using the public moorings. markers. While there have always been rules around the use while out on the water. Anyone found to be misusing a 2. A watch must be kept at all times while the vessel is on of moorings, the rules have been updated to outline what is public mooring or public infrastructure may be issued with a the mooring. considered misuse of public moorings. This includes: penalty infringement notice. 3. Be aware of changing weather and sea conditions • exceeding time limits Offences relating to the misuse of public moorings are and your proximity to obstacles including coral and • attaching more than one vessel to a public mooring outlined in Regulation 102 of the Great Barrier Reef Marine other vessels and how these may be affected by • rafting-up—attaching multiple vessels in a chain when Park Regulations 1983. mooring swing. one vessel is attached to the mooring 4. Refer to instructions speciﬁed or included on the tag • altering the mooring or buoy. • not following the instructions on the mooring.

No-anchoring areas and public moorings help to protect fragile coral communities (top: North West Island, above: Lady Musgrave Island). Photos: Collette Bagnato © Qld Govt (top); © Lise Pedersen (above).

Background photo: Collette Bagnato © Qld Govt; Maps: © GBRMPA Using public moorings Instructions to vessel masters To protect fragile reefs in high-use areas, rules are in place These rules are to help make sure public moorings continue 1. Vessel masters are solely responsible for the safety of to help stop misuse of public moorings and reef protection to be available for everyone’s use. It’s about playing fair their vessel while using the public moorings. markers. While there have always been rules around the use while out on the water. Anyone found to be misusing a 2. A watch must be kept at all times while the vessel is on of moorings, the rules have been updated to outline what is public mooring or public infrastructure may be issued with a the mooring. considered misuse of public moorings. This includes: penalty infringement notice. 3. Be aware of changing weather and sea conditions • exceeding time limits Offences relating to the misuse of public moorings are and your proximity to obstacles including coral and • attaching more than one vessel to a public mooring outlined in Regulation 102 of the Great Barrier Reef Marine other vessels and how these may be affected by • rafting-up—attaching multiple vessels in a chain when Park Regulations 1983. mooring swing. one vessel is attached to the mooring 4. Refer to instructions speciﬁed or included on the tag • altering the mooring or buoy. • not following the instructions on the mooring.