Restricted access area notice Entry Prohibited Seabird and turtle nesting

To protect nesting seabirds and turtles, entry to this island— Lighthouse North Reef Erskine Island, Capricornia Cays National Park (see map)— Tryon Island Broomfield Cay Capricornia Cays National Park Capricornia Cays National Park is prohibited from 15 October to commencement of the North West Island Scale Capricornia Cays National Park Wilson Island nautical iles Capricornia Cays National Park Easter week-end or Queensland state school Easter Scale Capricornia Cays National Park iloetres holiday period (whichever is earlier) each year without aricorn (Scientific) rou Sykes Reef a permit or written approval. Heron Island Tropic of Capricorn Capricornia Cays National Park Nesting seabirds are easily alarmed and will leave their nests Wistari Reef Masthead Island One Tree Island if disturbed. Eggs and chicks are then vulnerable to heat, cold Capricornia Cays National Park Capricornia Cays National Park Ersine sland (Scientific) and predators, and can die quickly. Irving Reef aricornia ays ational Par Polmaise Reef Lamont Reef Nesting turtles are easily disturbed by light, noises and movement. Fitzroy Reef uner rou When disturbed they will return to the water without laying their eggs. Llewellyn Reef Turtle hatchlings are disorientated by light and are then vulnerable to predators. egend Boult Reef Ersine sland Reef Hoskyn Islands Shoal edge Capricornia Cays National Park (Scientific) Coral cays Fairfax Islands Contravention of a requirement of this notice is an Capricornia Cays Vegetation National Park offence under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. (Scientific) Beach Scale Restricted Maximum penalty: 80 penalty units. access area On-the-spot fines apply. Capricornia Cays National Park Si4568