Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning (Administrative) Boundaries

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) was established in 1975 and covers an area of approximately 345,000 square kilometres. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was subsequently accepted for inclusion upon the World Heritage List in 1981, meeting all four of the natural heritage criteria: geological phenomena, ecological and biological processes, aesthetics and natural beauty, and biological diversity (including threatened species).\r\n\r\nThe Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 provides for the establishment, control, care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Since the gazettal of the first area (or Section) of the Marine Park in 1983, the Marine Park has been progressively increased to its present area by the addition of new Sections. The Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section (the AGBR Section) was proclaimed under subsection 31(1) of the Act in 2003 (Gazette No S119 dated 21 April 2004).\r\n\r\nThis dataset is a representation of the boundaries described in the schedules of the 2003 Zoning Plan for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP). The Zoning Plan identifies 8 different zones within the marine park and sets out the purposes of use for each zone. The zones are:\r\n\r\nGU - General Use Zone \r\nHP - Habitat Protection Zone \r\nCP - Conservation Park Zone \r\nB - Buffer Zone \r\nSR - Scientific Research Zone \r\nMNP - Marine National Park Zone \r\nP - Preservation Zone \r\nCommonwealth Islands Zone \r\n\r\nFor further information regarding marine park zoning please refer to publications on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) website: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/

大堡礁海洋公园（Great Barrier Reef Marine Park，GBRMP）成立于1975年，占地面积约345,000平方公里。该公园随后于1981年被列入《世界遗产名录》，满足自然遗产的全部四项标准：地质现象、生态与生物过程、美学与自然之美，以及生物多样性（含濒危物种）。

《1975年大堡礁海洋公园法案》（The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975）对大堡礁海洋公园的设立、管理、保护及发展作出了规定。自1983年首个海洋公园区域（或称分区）公告以来，该公园通过新增分区逐步扩展至当前面积。合并大堡礁分区（Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section，AGBR Section）依据该法案第31条第1款于2003年宣布（2004年4月21日第S119号公报）。

本数据集呈现了《2003年大堡礁海洋公园（GBRMP）分区规划》附表中描述的边界。该分区规划明确了海洋公园内的8类不同分区，并规定了各分区的使用目的。具体分区如下：
GU - 通用使用区（General Use Zone）
HP - 栖息地保护区（Habitat Protection Zone）
CP - 保护公园区（Conservation Park Zone）
B - 缓冲区（Buffer Zone）
SR - 科学研究区（Scientific Research Zone）
MNP - 海洋国家公园区（Marine National Park Zone）
P - 保留区（Preservation Zone）
联邦群岛区（Commonwealth Islands Zone）

如需了解海洋公园分区的更多信息，请参阅大堡礁海洋公园管理局（Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority，GBRMPA）网站上的出版物：http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/