Management Arrangements for activities in the Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters)

The following table outlines activities allowed without permit (), allowed with permit (P) or not allowed () in the Solitary Islands Marine Reserve.

Activity	Sanctuary	Habitat Protection	General Use
Commercial Activities
Demersal trawling ¹			Approval
Purse seining ¹			Approval
Handlining, droplining, demersal setlining, lobster and fish trapping, and spanner crab netting ¹		Approval	Approval
Charter fishing ^1, ²		Approval	Approval
Nature watching ²	Approval	Approval	Approval
Scuba diving ²	Approval	Approval	Approval
Collecting		Approval	Approval
Recreational Activities
Fishing (including spear fishing)
Scuba diving
Boating	Transiting only
Collecting		Approval	Approval
Scientific Research
Scientific Research and monitoring	Approval	Approval	Approval
Notes: 1. As a minimum requirement, management of all fishing activities permitted in the Reserve, will be consistent with the legal lengths, catch limits, permitted gears, and other regulations that apply to marine recreational and commercial fishing until the NSW Fisheries Management Regulations 1995. 2. Permits to be consistent with NSW Marine Parks Authority policy on commercial tourist activity permits. 3. Approval – to carry out the activity indicated approval is required. For further information contact the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts as detailed on the back page of this user guide.

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