Help protect the Buccaneer Archipelago!

Support the creation of the Buccaneer Archipelago Marine Parks

The WA Government is proposing marine parks for the thousand islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago. To help ensure world-class protection for this remarkable region, please add you name using the form below.

Yours sincerely,
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Please accept my submission to the public consultation for the proposed marine parks in the Buccaneer Archipelago. 
I welcome the creation of the Maiyalam, Mayala, and Bardi Jawi Marine Parks and support the joint vesting and management arrangements with the Dambimangari, Mayala and Bardi Jawi Traditional Owners. The co-design process incorporating the aspirations of the Traditional Owners is a significant achievement recognising the significant cultural values and ongoing connections to sea country.
I commend the level of protection offered through the sanctuary and special purpose cultural protection zones around Sunday Islands, the Graveyard, Robinson River and the outer islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago (Caffarellis, Bedford, Finch, Admiral). I urge for the marine parks to remain of world-class standard by maintaining the size and integrity of sanctuary and special purpose cultural zones throughout the consultation period.
An increase is needed in the protection of key habitats in the marine parks over:
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<li>islands and fringing reefs in Strickland Bay</li>
<li>inner King Sound</li>
<li>critical calving, nursing and resting habitat for humpback whales north of Admiral Island and off Packer Island (Dampier Peninsula)</li>
<li>critical Olive Ridley turtle habitat at Cape Leveque.</li>
</ul>
I ask that the westward waters off Irvine Island are included within the marine park boundaries to ensure protection from the expansion of destructive iron ore mining.
I look forward to the Outer Buccaneer Archipelago from Adele Island, Beagle and Mavis Reef gaining protection in the near future.
Further, gillnetting is a destructive fishing technique that is incompatible with the protection of critically endangered species found within the marine parks and should be banned in all zones.
These changes will ensure that the Maiyalam, Mayala, and Bardi Jawi Marine Parks meet their objectives to protect and conserve biodiversity and ecological integrity, and to allow for sustainable resource use, recreation and tourism activities. The Marine Parks will offer the opportunity to safeguard the unique cultural, conservation and fishing lifestyle values of this iconic region.

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Please accept my submission to the public consultation for the proposed marine parks in the Buccaneer Archipelago.

I welcome the creation of the Maiyalam, Mayala, and Bardi Jawi Marine Parks and support the joint vesting and management arrangements with the Dambimangari, Mayala and Bardi Jawi Traditional Owners. The co-design process incorporating the aspirations of the Traditional Owners is a significant achievement recognising the significant cultural values and ongoing connections to sea country.

I commend the level of protection offered through the sanctuary and special purpose cultural protection zones around Sunday Islands, the Graveyard, Robinson River and the outer islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago (Caffarellis, Bedford, Finch, Admiral). I urge for the marine parks to remain of world-class standard by maintaining the size and integrity of sanctuary and special purpose cultural zones throughout the consultation period.

An increase is needed in the protection of key habitats in the marine parks over:

islands and fringing reefs in Strickland Bay
inner King Sound
critical calving, nursing and resting habitat for humpback whales north of Admiral Island and off Packer Island (Dampier Peninsula)
critical Olive Ridley turtle habitat at Cape Leveque.

I ask that the westward waters off Irvine Island are included within the marine park boundaries to ensure protection from the expansion of destructive iron ore mining.

I look forward to the Outer Buccaneer Archipelago from Adele Island, Beagle and Mavis Reef gaining protection in the near future.

Further, gillnetting is a destructive fishing technique that is incompatible with the protection of critically endangered species found within the marine parks and should be banned in all zones.

These changes will ensure that the Maiyalam, Mayala, and Bardi Jawi Marine Parks meet their objectives to protect and conserve biodiversity and ecological integrity, and to allow for sustainable resource use, recreation and tourism activities. The Marine Parks will offer the opportunity to safeguard the unique cultural, conservation and fishing lifestyle values of this iconic region.

Yours sincerely,
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Good news, the WA Government has released the plans to create marine parks over the Buccaneer Archipelago!

Coral lagoons, seagrass meadows, sponge gardens and deep-water canyons surround the incredible one thousand islands of the archipelago. The pristine waters are an oasis for humpback whales, sea turtles, dolphins and dugongs - plus rare corals found nowhere else on earth.

Your support is crucial to ensuring that the right balance is found between high protection for important coral reefs and for cultural areas, whilst still allowing more for recreational fishing and other uses in the remainder of the park.

You can help ensure world-class protection for the Buccaneer Archipelago by completing a quick submission.

The Buccaneer Archipelago indicative management plan can be viewed in full at https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/get-involved/have-your-say and is open for public comment until May 2021