Marine parks
Marine parks are set up to protect tidal lands and waters and conserve the natural marine environment while allowing for its sustainable use. They protect habitats, including mangrove wetlands, seagrass beds, mudflats, sandbanks, beaches, rocky outcrops and fringing reefs.
Park boundaries can include tidal lands and waters up to the highest astronomical tide (tides caused by the sun and the moon only—not other factors). These parks include the subsoil below and airspace above their boundaries, and the plants and animals within them.
Australia's first marine park was established in 1937 at Green Island, with the second declared over Heron and Wistari reefs in 1974.
The 3 state marine parks in Queensland are:
