Economic Impacts - Draft Zoning Plan Jervis Bay Marine Park

protection from rough seas it is patronised when conditions are unfavourable elsewhere(MPA 2009).Boat based fishing is popular and disbursed throughout the park (Figure 3.1).Figure 3.1 Boat Based Recreational Fishing in Jervis Bay 2003, 2004 and 2005Source MPA 2009Key species targeted by recreational fishers in the park include flathead, squid, snapper,bream and kingfish. The Outer Tubes, on the inside of Point Perpendicular, is renowned asone of the few places in the world where game fishing occurs from the shore, for marlinand kingfish. The collection of abalone is prohibited. A number of other species are handcollected for bait and food, including lobster, pipis, crabs, beachworms, yabbies, seacabbage and ribbon weed. Fishing competitions are conducted in the marine park andinclude both line and spearfishing events.While it was considered in the drafting of the initial zoning plan, for safety reasons accessto parts of Department of Defence land on Beecroft Peninsula and in the CommonwealthBooderee National Park have subsequently been closed. This has resulted in a significantreduction in the availability of rock fishing sites within the park (MPA 2009).Economic Impacts of Draft JBMP Zoning PlanPage 13FINAL