As part of the development of Australia’s Commonwealth marine parks network the Federal Government commissioned a series of independent reviews to determine which commercial fishing practices could be allowed to continue within the multiple use, or partially protected zones of the marine park without posing unacceptable risks of damage to the conservation values the marine parks were being created to protect.

Supplementary info:

The fishing gear risk assessment for the marine parks created in the Coral Sea and Temperate East marine regions.

The fishing gear risk assessment for the marine parks created in the North and North-west marine regions.

The fishing gear risk assessment for the marine parks created in the South-west marine region.