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IMPLEMENTATION27. Safety, Search and Rescue28. Staffing, Surveillance andEnforcement29. Marine Pollution30. Funding31. Community Liaison32. Review59
27.0 SAFETY, SEARCH AND RESCUEA number of boating accidents have occurred in the Park, some resulting in fatalities. Drowningshave also occurred on coastal reefs. Most accidents appear to have been due to a combination offactors including inadequate knowledge of local conditions, inappropriate boats and safetyequipment for the prevailing seas and overloading. Inexperience or incompetence are oftensignificant contributing factors in accidents.Actions1. Assist with the provision of information and guidance to Park users on all aspectsof safety at sea.2. Through involvement with rescue authorities, train management staff in skills toassist Park users and promote safety.28.0 STAFFING, SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENTThe Park is managed by Rangers from CALM's Swan Region based at Hillarys Boat Harbour. OtherCALM staff from the Regional Office and Departmental branches (for example, Wildlife, Protectionand Research) provide support and assistance with works programs. Future staffing levels will becontinually assessed and will be subject to available resources. CALM officers work in close liaisonwith officers from the Fisheries Department, Department of Marine and Harbours and localgovernment to ensure an integrated approach to day-to-day management of the Marine Park.Surveillance is important because it provides information on patterns of use (which affect allocationof resources), detects breaches of regulations, and aids in detection and prevention of accidents.Surveillance and enforcement are particularly important in the initial years of management as theyprovide an opportunity to familiarise users with the rules and in some cases, to convince people thattheir previous activities are no longer appropriate. Surveillance and enforcement also supports thebehaviour of those Park users who abide by rules by protecting their right to equitable use ofresources.Users of the Park will generally both respect and support the management effort towardsenforcement thereby enabling a code of ethics to evolve in which the community of users will be the60
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MARMION MARINE PARKMANAGEMENT PLAN1
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis management pla
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20.0 COMMERCIAL FISHING____________
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INDEX TO ACTIONSReferences are show
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INTRODUCTION1. Overview2. Values3.
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ecreational uses new to the Park wi
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Map 1. Location of Marmion Marine P
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• Traditional use of beaches and
Page 19 and 20: PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIONS6. P
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Page 31 and 32: CONSERVATION11. Principal Conservat
Page 33 and 34: 12.0 CLIMATE AND OCEANOGRAPHYThe Pa
Page 35 and 36: pipes and dense hard capstone layer
Page 37 and 38: Actions1. Maintain liaison between
Page 39 and 40: This habitat occurs in the less she
Page 41 and 42: TABLE 2.Fin Fish Species Commonly C
Page 43 and 44: Little is known about past or prese
Page 45 and 46: 18.0 PRINCIPAL RECREATION AND COMME
Page 47 and 48: Recreational fishing is controlled
Page 49 and 50: 19.3 DIVING AND SNORKELLINGThe shel
Page 51 and 52: 2. Restrict use of motorised and no
Page 53 and 54: 20.0 COMMERCIAL FISHINGCommercial f
Page 55 and 56: 2. Four wheel drive access for beac
Page 57 and 58: 22.0 AIRCRAFTBoth military and civi
Page 59 and 60: ActionDesign, location and installa
Page 61 and 62: Proposed sites, development and con
Page 63 and 64: INFORMATION, INTERPRETATION ANDEDUC
Page 65 and 66: 4. Ensure commercial operators main
Page 67: 26.0 RESEARCH AND MONITORINGRESEARC
Page 71 and 72: 30.0 FUNDINGThis management plan wi
Page 73 and 74: BIBLIOGRAPHYAllen, A.D. (1981). Gro
Page 75 and 76: Woods, P.J. (1984a). Local coastal
Page 77 and 78: APPENDIX 2Western AustralianFISHERI
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