Marine National Park Zones

I understand that Marine National Park Zones (MNP Zones) provide the highest protection in the Park and are areas where extractive activities such as fishing, trawling and mining are not permitted, but where public access and other recreational activities such as diving, boating and swimming are allowed.

Zone

My position

I support/don’t support this zone because…

Boundary changes that I believe are needed:

MNP01 - Westaways Creek

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    ___________________

Nil

MNP02 - Tripcony Bight

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    _________________

Nil

MNP03 - Northern Wedge

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP04 – Flinders Reef

I support this zone with boundary changes

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Highest coral diversity in the marine park found here. Coverage needs to be extended north to Hutchisons shoal and south to Smith rock along the reef

MNP05 – Cape Moreton (North)

I support this zone with boundary changes

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

This MNP is too small and the edge effects are too high. It needs to be extended north and east around the headland.

MNP06 - Heath Island

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP07 - Cape Moreton (South)

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP08 - Deep Offshore Area

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP09 – Deception Bay

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP10 – Cherubs Cave/Hendersons Rock

I support this zone with boundary changes

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Area needs to be extended north to capture China Wall which is a (critically endangered) Grey Nurse Shark habitat.

MNP11 - Hays Inlet

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP12 - Scott’s Point

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP13 - Bramble Bay

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP14 - Middle Moreton Bay

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP15 – Crab Island

I support this zone with boundary changes

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Area fails to include seagrass meadows, shorebird feeding sites and stingray breeding areas. It needs to be extended north to include Blue Hole, west to Coonungai Bank, south to Moreton Bank and East to Henderson’s gutter (excluding current oyster leases, anchorage and Kooringal township)

MNP16 - Mirapool Islands/Offshore Area

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP17 - St Helena Island

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP18 – Flat Rock

I support this zone with boundary changes

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

A boundary of 1.5 kms around the area must be included to meet the minimum requirement for the Grey Nurse Shark critical habitat.

MNP19 - Wanga Wallen Banks

I support this zone with boundary changes

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Needs to be connected to Myora in the south to capture high value, shallow sea-grass beds.

MNP20 – Amity Point

I support this zone with boundary changes

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Very important turtle and dugong area. Around 90% of Moreton Bay’s dugong population frequents this area. This area is highly under-represented and needs to be extended east to include of all of Amity Banks (to the western side of the Rainbow Channel), south to the Douglas light and north to include the Warragamba Bank, Rous Channel and Moreton Banks.

MNP21 – Myora Reef

I support this zone with boundary changes

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

The shape of this MNP is impractical and highly sensitive to edge effects around the anchorage. The area around the corals needs to be extended to buffer edge effect. Protection needs to be extended north to the Western Cardinal, taking in the anchorage. The area needs to be linked to MNP19 Wanga Wallen Banks.

MNP22 – Peel Island

I support this zone with boundary changes

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Highly important area for inshore coral reefs. It needs to be extended to the South-West rocks and capture the corals in the south. It should be extended west to cover Lazaret gutter and south to Horseshoe Bay. The exclusion of Lazaret gutter goes against basic marine park planning principles and creates a large fishing edge effect. 

MNP23 - Cox Bank

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP24 – Price Anchorage

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP25 - Offshore North Stradbroke

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP26 - Lamb Island

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP27 - Pannikin Island

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP28 - Willes Island

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP29 – Cobby Cobby Island

I support this zone with boundary changes

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Needs to be extended south to Mosquito and Short Islands. These are significant mangrove and shorebird feeding sites.  

MNP30 - Swan Bay/ Never Never Creek

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP31 – McCoy’s Creek

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP32 - Offshore South Stradbroke Island

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

MNP33 - Coombabah Lake

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

Conservation Zones

I understand that Conservation Zones are areas where large extractive activities, such as trawling are disallowed but where other extractive activities such as recreational and commercial line fishing and crabbing can still occur.

Zone

My position

I support/don’t support this zone because…

My other comments on this zone

CPZ01 - Northern Pumicestone Passage

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    ___________________

Nil

CPZ02 – Southern Pumicestone Passage

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    _________________

Nil

CPZ03 – Flinders Reef

I do not support this zone

1.    It does not adequately protect the area’s natural values; and

2.    _________________

Flinders reef has the highest coral diversity in the Marine Park therefore this zone needs to be extended and adequately protected in a MNP Zone.

CPZ04 – Heath Island-Cape Moreton

I do not support this zone

1.    It does not adequately protect the area’s natural values; and

2.    _________________

The part of the conservation zone that covers Cape Moreton needs to be changed to a MNP Zone down to Cape Cliff to minimize edge effects.

CPZ05 – Bramble Bay-Shorncliffe

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

CPZ06 – South Passage-Point Lookout

I do not support this zone

1.    It does not adequately protect the area’s natural values; and

2.    _________________

The Conservation Zone that encompasses Manta Ray Bommies, off the north east of Pt Lookout, needs to be upgraded to a MNP Zone. This is the main aggregation and cleaning station for manta rays in Moreton Bay, and is also an important habitat for a variety of shark species and large fish, such as groper, sweet lips and snapper.

CPZ07 – Peel Island

I do not support this zone

1.    It does not adequately protect the area’s natural values; and

2.    _________________

Peel Island is an important inshore coral habitat and needs more protection in the face of climate change. The Yellow zone from Cucumber point to Horseshoe Bay needs to be made a MNP Zone, whilst the area in the Yellow zone to South West rocks also needs to be made into a MNP to ensure the corals are adequately protected. 

CPZ08 – Bird and Goat Islands

I do not support this zone

1.    It does not adequately protect the area’s natural values; and

2.    _________________

The Yellow zone that surrounds Bird and Goat islands needs to be changed to a MNP as this is an important coral community and shorebird roosting site.

CPZ09 – Canaipa Passage and surrounds

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

CPZ10 – Jumpinpin and surrounds

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

Habitat Zones

I understand that habitat zones are areas where particular activities such as trawling and shipping are banned, yet most other activities such as commercial and recreational fishing and crabbing are still allowed.

I fully support the following Habitat Zones as they protect the area’s natural values and _____________________________________________________________________ (please add an additional benefit that these changes will have to you where applicable (eg benefit my recreational activities/ benefit my business etc)):

Zone

My position

I support/don’t support this zone because…

My other comments on this zone

HPZ01 – Bribie Island

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

HPZ02 – Moreton Island to Broadwater (including banks & southern bay islands)

I do not support this zone

1.    It does not adequately protect the area’s natural values; and

2.   _________________

The area extending from Flinders Reef MNP Zone to Smith Rock in the south needs to be included in the Flinders Reef MNP Zone to enhance the current MNP Zone and capture more reef.               The Eastern Banks within this Habitat Zone needs to be made into a MNP Zone. This area is recognised as one of the most important and healthy areas in the Bay and needs far more protection. The MNP Zone needs to include all of the Amity Banks (to the western side of rainbow channel), south to Douglas light, north to Warragamba bank, include Rous channel and the whole of Moreton Banks. This is a key turtle and dugong habitat with 90% of dugong sightings in Moreton Bay occurring in this area.

HPZ03 – North Point and beach (Moreton Island)

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

HPZ04 – Deception Bay & Redcliffe

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

HPZ05 – Pine River

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

HPZ06 – West Banks (Luggage Point & north)

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

HPZ07 – Mud Island

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

HPZ08 – Waterloo Bay (including Green Island & Wellington Point)

I do not support this zone

1.    It does not adequately protect the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

The habitat zone surrounding Waterloo Bay needs to be upgraded to an MNP Zone. Waterloo Bay is the only embayment on the western side of the Bay that supports corals, macro-algae and extensive healthy sea-grass beds.   The habitat zone surrounding Ormiston needs to also be made into an MNP Zone. It needs to encompass Empire Point, Hilliard’s Creek and the Geoff Skinner Wetlands. This is an important mangrove/inter-tidal area with relic reef and sea-grass beds. It is also an important dugong feeding habitat.

HPZ09 – Flinders Beach (North Stradbroke Island)

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

HPZ10 – North Stradbroke Island (east)

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

HPZ11 – South Stradbroke Island (north)

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

HPZ12 – South Stradbroke Island (south)

I support this zone

1.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

2.    __________________

Nil

General Use Zones

I understand that a General Use Zone is an area where most activities can occur.

Zone

My position

I support/don’t support this zone because…

Boundary changes that I believe are needed:

GUZ01 - Bulcock Beach

I support this zone

3.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

4.    __________________

Nil

GUZ02 - Moreton Bay & offshore

I do not support this zone

5.    It does not adequately protect the area’s natural values; and

6.    __________________

This area needs to be upgraded to an MNP Zone and be connected with Flinders Reef MNP Zone to capture more offshore Reef and enhance the current Flinders Reef MNP Zone.

GUZ03 - Elimbah Creek (Meldale West)

I support this zone

7.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

8.    __________________

Nil

GUZ04 - Elimbah Creek (Meldale East)

I support this zone

9.    It protects the area’s natural values; and

10.     __________________

Nil

GUZ05 - Elimbah Creek

I support this zone

11.     It protects the area’s natural values; and

12.     __________________

Nil

GUZ06 - Wynnum Creek

I support this zone

13.     It protects the area’s natural values; and

14.     __________________

Nil

GUZ07 - Dunwich

I support this zone

15.     It protects the area’s natural values; and

16.     __________________

Nil

GUZ08 - Weinam Creek

I support this zone

17.     It protects the area’s natural values; and

18.     __________________

Nil

GUZ09 - Russell Island

I support this zone

19.     It protects the area’s natural values; and

20.     __________________

Nil

GUZ10 - Cabbage Tree Point

I support this zone

21.     It protects the area’s natural values; and

22.     __________________

Nil

GUZ11 - Jacobs Well

I support this zone

23.     It protects the area’s natural values; and

24.     __________________

Nil

GUZ12 - South Stradbroke Island

I support this zone

25.     It protects the area’s natural values; and

26.     __________________

Nil

Designated areas

I understand that a designated area is an area with special management arrangement for a specific reason. For example, turtle and dugong 'go slow' areas are implemented to protect animals such as dugongs and turtles from boat strike.

Designated areas

My position

Comments

DA01 - Turtle and dugong "Go slow" - Moreton Banks

I support this Designated Area

 The Rous Channel in between Amity Banks and Moreton Banks needs to be made a Go Slow zone. This area has a high number of dugongs and turtles that congregate here in low tide. At low tide this channel can drop to 2 metres in depth. It is therefore critical that boats are slowed in this area to minimize animal collisions. The Rainbow Channel, which stretches from Myora to Amity Point in this area is also very shallow. It needs to be included in a go slow zone.

DA02 - Turtle and dugong "Go slow" - Amity Banks

I support this Designated Area

The Rous Channel in between Amity Banks and Moreton Banks needs to be made a Go Slow zone. This area has a high number of dugongs and turtles that congregate here in low tide. At low tide this channel can drop to 2 metres in depth. It is therefore critical that boats are slowed in this area to minimize animal collisions. The Rainbow Channel, which stretches from Myora to Amity Point in this area is also very shallow. It needs to be included in a go slow zone.

DA03 - Turtle and dugong "Go slow" - Peel Island

I support this Designated Area

Lazarette’s gutter should not be excluded from the go slow area.

DA04 - Turtle and dugong "Go slow" - Price's Anchorage

I support this Designated Area

Nil

DA05 - Turtle and dugong "Go slow" - Lamb Island

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA06 - >8m vessels "Go slow" - Weinam Creek

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA07 - >8m vessels "Go slow" - Garden Island

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA08 - >8m vessels "Go slow" - Karragarra Ws

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA09 - >8m vessels "Go slow" - Krummel Passage

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA10 - Natural values "go slow" - Hays Inlet

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA11 - Natural values "go slow" - Willis Island

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA12 - Natural values "go slow" - Swan Bay

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA13 - Natural values "go slow" - McCoys creek

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA14 - Natural values "go slow" - Coombabah

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA15 - No anchoring - Flinders Reef

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA16 - No anchoring - Flat Rock

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA17 - No anchoring - Myora

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA18 - Material extraction and disposal - Nourishment - Skirmish Banks I do not support this Designated Area Sand extraction can disturb the natural hydraulics of the marine environment and greatly disturb the wildlife. Material extraction should not be conducted within a marine park.
DA19 - Material extraction and disposal - Dredge disposal - Mud Island I do not support this Designated Area The dredged material has elevated ammonia and heavy metals and will further add to Moreton Bay’s pollution problems. Dredged material should not be dumped into the ocean, especially not in a marine park.
DA20 - Material extraction and disposal - Sand extraction - Banks I do not support this Designated Area Sand extraction can disturb the natural hydraulics of the marine environment and greatly disturb the wildlife. Material extraction should not be conducted within a marine park.
DA24 - Grey nurse shark - Cherub's Cave

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA25 - Grey nurse shark - Henderson's Rock

I support this Designated Area

Nil
DA26 - Grey nurse shark - Flat Rock

I support this Designated Area

Nil

At the designated areas section we have only made comment on some areas (above). Please choose your own option on the rest or leave blank, then click on submit.

Part 4: General comments

Please provide any other comments you have on the draft Moreton Bay Marine Park zoning plan and the review