Marmion Marine Park management Plan - Department of ...

6.0 PURPOSE AND TENUREThe objective is to ensure the values of the Marine Park are adequately protected by theirgazetted purpose and security of tenure.The Marmion Marine Park was reserved on 13 March, 1987, as an 'A' class reserve, vested in theNPNCA and managed on its behalf by CALM.The purpose of the Marine Park is:"...to fulfil so much of the demand for recreation by members of the public as is consistent with theproper maintenance and restoration of the natural environment, the protection of indigenous floraand fauna and the preservation of any feature of archaeological, historic or scientific interest."(CALM Act, 1984).The Marmion Marine Park as declared on Land Administration Miscellaneous Plan Number 1597:(a)is all that portion of land, waters and sea bed bounded by lines starting from the intersection of0.4 metres above datum South of Trigg Island with the easterly prolongation of the northernboundary of Lot 1, Swan Location 611, (including all surrounding reef at Trigg Island) thenextending westwards on a true bearing of 270• to a point in Latitude 31•52'38"S, Longitude115•41'41"E to a point generally northwest of Latitude 31•43'27"S and Longitude115•39'17"E then east on a true bearing of 90• to the intersection with 0.4 metres above datumon the sea coast (north of Bums Rocks) then southerly along 0.4 metres above datum on thesea coast;(b) includes Little Island (Reserve Number 39872) and Bums Rocks (Reserve Number 39873);(c)excludes the Hillarys Boat Harbour and Ocean Reef Boat Harbour (Plan Number 16093) attheir outer boundaries;(d)includes the waters, islands, sea bed, subsoil beneath and airspace above.The waters of the Marine Park are reserved under the Conservation and Land Management Act andthe land components of the Marine Park (Little Island and Bums Rocks) are reserved under the LandAct.ActionManage the Marmion Marine Park in accordance with its purpose, vesting and tenure.11