NSW DPI have released a draft Management Plan for the NSW Mainland Marine Park Network (2021-2031) seeking stakeholder and community input into the future of the management of our five marine parks along the NSW coast.
The five mainland marine parks in NSW include:
- Cape Byron
- Solitary Islands
- Port Stephens-Great Lakes
- Jervis Bay
- Batemans Bay
The draft 10-year plan identifies the environmental, social, cultural and economic values to be conserved by marine parks, the threats to those values and also provides a road map for their future management. It sets out a simpler and more consistent approach to managing the network of marine parks along the coast of mainland NSW while also taking into account their unique issues and needs.
Our marine parks are so valuable, and we need your help to ensure we have the best plan to manage them effectively. Please ‘Have Your Say’ and help us to improve the management of one of NSW’s greatest assets. For more information and the survey head to yoursay.marine.nsw.gov.au
The plan will be open for consultation until 31 January 2022.
