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GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK REGULATIONS 1983 - SCHEDULE 2

Whale protection areas

(regulation 117A)

Part 1           Preliminary

Definition

                In this Schedule, 1 nautical mile line means the line every point of which is at a distance of 1 nautical mile seaward from the nearest point of the coastline at high water.

Part 2           Whitsunday whale protection area

Description of whale protection area

                The area bounded by a notional line commencing at the intersection of the mainland coastline at mean low water and the meridian 148° 27.181' E (at or about 20° 03.602' S, 148° 27.181' E) then running progressively:

Item

Description

1

North-westerly along the geodesic to 19° 58.025' S, 148° 18.597' E

2

Easterly along the geodesic to 19° 57.960' S, 148° 52.796' E

3

South along the meridian to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Hayman Island (at or about 20° 01.183' S, 148° 52.796' E)

4

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Hayman Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Hook Island (at or about 20° 02.785' S, 148° 54.921' E)

5

Easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Hook Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Double Rock (North) and Double Rock (South) (at or about 20° 03.355' S, 148° 58.866' E)

6

Southerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Double Rock (North) and Double Rock (South) to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Hook Island (at or about 20° 05.325' S, 148° 58.559' E)

7

Southerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Hook Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Whitsunday Island (at or about 20° 08.319' S, 148° 57.870' E)

8

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Whitsunday Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Dumbell Island (at or about 20° 09.577' S, 148° 59.759' E)

9

North-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Dumbell Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Border Island (at or about 20° 09.362' S, 149° 00.210' E)

10

Easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Border Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Jester Rock (at or about 20° 08.391' S, 149° 03.278' E)

11

North-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Jester Rock to the intersection of the meridian 149° 04.321' E (at or about 20° 07.605' S, 149° 04.321' E)

12

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Jester Rock to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Deloraine Island (at or about 20° 08.799' S, 149° 05.372' E)

13

Southerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Deloraine Island to the intersection of the parallel 20° 10.265' S (at or about 20° 10.265' S, 149° 05.410' E)

14

Westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Deloraine Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Border Island (at or about 20° 10.266' S, 149° 03.599' E)

15

South-westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Border Island to the intersection of the meridian 149° 02.405' E (at or about 20° 11.996' S, 149° 02.405' E)

16

Southerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Esk Island and the meridian 149° 02.427' E (at or about 20° 12.880' S, 149° 02.427' E)

17

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Esk Island to the intersection of the parallel 20° 14.564' S (at or about 20° 14.564' S, 149° 03.522' E)

18

South-easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of U/N Island (20-077) and the meridian 149° 04.023' E (at or about 20° 14.970' S, 149° 04.023' E)

19

Easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of U/N Island (20-077) to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Haslewood Island (at or about 20° 14.653' S, 149° 05.094' E)

20

Easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Haslewood Island to the intersection of the meridian 149°07.056' E (at or about 20° 14.502' S, 149° 07.056' E)

21

North-easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Ireby Island and the parallel 20° 14.169' S (at or about 20° 14.169' S, 149° 07.577' E)

22

Northerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Ireby Island to the intersection of the parallel 20° 12.856' S (at or about 20° 12.856' S, 149° 07.750' E)

23

Easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Ireby Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Silago Island (at or about 20° 13.104' S, 149° 09.510' E)

24

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Silago Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Edward Island (at or about 20° 13.527' S, 149° 10.545' E)

25

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Edward Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Yuindalla Island (at or about 20° 14.368' S, 149° 11.573' E)

26

Southerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Yuindalla Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Buddibuddi Island (at or about 20° 16.314' S, 149° 10.956' E)

27

Westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Buddibuddi Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Edward Island (at or about 20° 16.100' S, 149° 10.054' E)

28

North-westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Edward Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Harold Island (at or about 20° 15.685' S, 149° 09.421' E)

29

Westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Harold Island to the intersection of the meridian 149° 08.881' E (at or about 20° 15.621' S, 149° 08.881' E)

30

South-westerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Workington Island and the parallel 20° 15.838' S (at or about 20° 15.838' S, 149° 08.488' E)

31

South-westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Workington Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of U/N Island (20-078h) (at or about 20° 17.372' S, 149° 07.836' E)

32

South-westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of U/N Island (20-078h) to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Lupton Island (at or about 20° 17.518' S, 149° 07.720' E)

33

South-westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Lupton Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Nicolson Island (at or about 20° 18.331' S, 149° 06.924' E)

34

South-westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Nicolson Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Haslewood Island (at or about 20° 19.340' S, 149° 05.103' E)

35

Westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Haslewood Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Nunga Island (at or about 20° 19.334' S, 149° 04.971' E)

36

Westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Nunga Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of U/N Island (20-041d) (at or about 20° 19.518' S, 149° 03.604' E)

37

South-westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of U/N Island (20-041d) to the intersection of the meridian 149° 02.911' E (at or about 20° 19.913' S, 149° 02.911' E)

38

South-westerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Surprise Rock and the parallel 20° 20.555' S (at or about 20° 20.555' S, 149° 02.295' E)

39

South-westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Surprise Rock to the intersection of the meridian 149° 01.558' E (at or about 20° 22.316' S, 149° 01.558' E)

40

Southerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Pentecost Island and the meridian 149° 01.577' E (at or about 20° 22.577' S, 149° 01.575' E)

41

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Pentecost Island to the intersection of the parallel 20° 24.300' S (at or about 20° 24.300' S, 149° 03.251' E)

42

Easterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Maher Island and the parallel 20° 24.629' S (at or about 20° 24.629' S, 149° 04.299' E)

43

Easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Maher Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Baynham Island (at or about 20° 25.022' S, 149° 06.683' E)

44

Southerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Baynham Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Comston Island (at or about 20° 26.788' S, 149° 07.151' E)

45

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Comston Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Mansell Island (at or about 20° 26.834' S, 149° 07.224' E)

46

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Mansell Island to the intersection of the parallel 20° 28.436' S (at or about 20° 28.436' S, 149° 09.042' E)

47

South-westerly along the 1 nautical mile line of Mansell Island to the intersection of the meridian 149° 08.029' E (at or about 20° 29.977' S, 149° 08.029' E)

48

Southerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Thomas Island and the parallel 20° 31.752' S (at or about 20° 31.752' S, 149° 08.021' E)

49

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Thomas Island to the intersection of the 1 nautical mile line of Fairlight Rock (at or about 20° 31.901' S, 149° 08.185' E)

50

South-easterly along the 1 nautical mile line of Fairlight Rock to the intersection of the parallel 20° 33.169' S (at or about 20° 33.169' S, 149° 09.055' E)

51

Westerly along the geodesic to 20° 39.169' S, 148°45.825' E

52

North along the meridian to the intersection of the mainland coastline at mean low water (at or about 20° 28.791' S, 148° 45.825' E)

53

Northerly along the mainland coastline at mean low water to the intersection of the meridian 148° 44.025' E (at or about 20° 15.220' S, 148° 44.025' E)

54

North-westerly along the geodesic to the intersection of the mainland coastline at mean low water and the meridian 148° 40.870' E (at or about 20° 13.880' S, 148° 40.870' E)

55

North-westerly along the mainland coastline at mean low water to the point of commencement.




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