Cape Byron Marine Park Zoning Map · BYRON BAY Cape Byron Tallow Beach 28°38.780'S 28°39.576'S...
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MARSHALLS CREEKSANCTUARY ZONE
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Lane
Casons
BOAT CHANNEL
28°4
5'S
28
°40'
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28°3
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28
°30'
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153°30'E 153°35'E 153°40'E
MARSHALLS CREEK OYSTER LEASES
SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONE No fishing or collecting permitted
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BYRON BAYBillinudgel SANCTUARY ZONECreek
Crab trapping prohibited in Marshalls Creek
Wategos Bommie
Submerged reef
Marshalls Creek see Inset A SANCTUARY ZONE
Wategos Beach
Marshalls Creek
NEW BRIGHTON
28°38.172'S
OCEAN MARSHALLS SHORES CREEK
SANCTUARY ZONE
0 50 100 MARSHALLS CREEK SANCTUARY ZONE Lighthouse
28°38.313'S
metres Spearfishing
prohibited
Brunswick River
BRUNSWICK HEADS
Crab trapping prohibited in Simpsons Creek Í
Bowling Club !
MULLUMBIMBY Cosy Corner 0 100 200
SIMPSONS CREEK metres
SANCTUARY ZONE
Simpsons Creek
100 metres
28°33.376'S
BRUNSWICK RIVER BOAT HARBOUR
SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONE Fishing and collecting is
permitted
Only recreational shore-based line fishing permitted
Sanctuary Zone extends to tidal limit of
Simpsons Creek
Cape Byron Marine Park Zoning Map 0 1 2 3 4 5
Kilometres Map Projection: Unprojected Geographic. Horizontal Datum: Geodetic Datum of Australia (GDA94) 1:65,000 @ A2. Updated July 2020.
Sanctuary Zone
Habitat Protection Zone General Use Zone
Habitat Protection Zone Special Purpose Zone (Shore based recreational line fishing only)
Habitat Protection Zone (No collecting) National Park/Nature Reserve
Habitat Protection Zone (Pelagic Fishing Only) Shipwreck
Habitat Protection Zone (Seasonal closure) Í
Í Dog exercise area
HabitatSanctuary GeneralActivity ProtectionZone Use ZoneZone Recreational fishing Line fishing ✗ ✓ (a) ✓ Trapping ✗ ✓ (b) (c) ✓ Spearfishing ✗ ✓ (d) ✓ Netting ✗ ✓ (e) ✓ Collecting Recreational (bait/food) ✗ ✓ (b) (e) ✓ Scientific/educational P P P For private aquariums ✗ P P For commercial aquariums ✗ ✗ ✗ Recreational boating, scuba diving/snorkelling Recreational boating ✓ ✓ ✓ Recreational SCUBA diving/snorkelling ✓ (f) ✓ ✓ Anchoring and mooring ✓ (f ) ✓ ✓ Personal watercraft ( jetskis) and hovercraft P (f ) P (f ) P (f ) Commercial fshing Line fishing ✗ ✓ (a) ✓ Spanner crab netting ✗ ✓ (b) ✓ Lift netting for bait (non-saleable) ✗ ✓ (b) ✓ Trapping (including fish, crab, eel and lobster) ✗ ✓ (b) (c) ✓ Hand gathering (pipi and beachworm) ✗ ✓ (g) ✓ Beach hauling ✗ ✓ (h) ✓ Trawling ✗ ✗ ✓ Setline/dropline, longlining, estuary mesh netting ✗ ✗ ✗ Purse seine netting ✗ ✗ ✗ Commercial tourism Commercial tour operators (non-extractive) P (f ) P (f ) P (f ) Charter fishing ✗ P P Other activities Aquaculture ✗ ✓ (i) ✓ (i) Organised events P P P Research P P P Horse riding P P P 4WD and motorised vehicles P P P
Activities permitted in each zone and restrictions governing their undertaking are listed in the table above. Other regulations on some activities and for species protection also apply under the zoning plan. Provisions of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 (such as bag limits and size limits for fish), the National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2009 (such as approach distances to whales and dolphins), and other legislation continue to apply in addition to the zoning plan. Note: Commercial and recreational vessels may transit a sanctuary zone. If fishing gear is on board it must be stowed.
* Refer to Table 1 and Table 2 in user guide for species that may be taken from habitat protection zones. ✓ Activity is permitted in the zone. ✗ Activity is not permitted in the zone. P Permit required from relevant authorities. Any activities that are inconsistent with marine park zoning will
not be permitted. (a) See Table 1 in user guide for species that may be taken. Additional restrictions apply in the following habitat protection zones: Wilsons Reef and Bait Reef (see Table 2 in user guide); Mackerel Boulder (closed to fishing 1 May - 31 December); Tyaragah Beach (south) and East Cape Byron (shore-based recreational line fishing only); and Lennox Head Boulder Foreshore (line fishing only).
(b) Activity not permitted in the Mackerel Boulder, Wilsons Reef and Bait Reef, Tyagarah Beach (south), East Cape Byron, or Lennox Head Boulder Foreshore habitat protection zones.
(c) Use of traps or taking crabs by any method is not permitted in Marshalls Creek or Simpsons Creek or any of their tributaries. (d) Spearfishing is not permitted in the following habitat protection zones: Brunswick River (including Simpsons and Marshalls creeks); Belongil Beach, Main Beach and Clarkes Beach; East Cape Byron; Lennox Head Boulder Foreshore. Under the Fisheries Management Act 1994, spearfishing is not permitted adjacent to any ocean beach at a distance greater than 20m from a headland. Additional restrictions apply in the following habitat protection zones: Wilsons Reef and Bait Reef (see Table 2 in user guide); Mackerel Boulder (closed to fishing 1 May - 31 December).
(e) Scoop, landing, hoop (lift) or scissor (push) nets are the only recreational net types permitted for the taking of prawns or crabs within habitat protection zones. (f) Restrictions apply – see user guide. Anchoring on reef in sanctuary zones is prohibited. (g) Hand gathering is permitted only in the Grays Lane and Seven Mile Beach habitat protection zones. (h) Beach hauling is permitted only on Seven Mile Beach (applicable to haul, garfish, pilchard, anchovy and bait nets) from Byron St at Lennox Head, north to Jews Point. (i) Intensive aquaculture is not permitted in the Marine Park.
THIS MAP IS NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION
NOTE: Personal watercraft are prohibited in Cape Byron Marine Park without permit
NOTE: Anchoring on reef in sanctuary zones is prohibited
NOTE: Personal watercraft are prohibited in Cape Byron Marine Park without permit
NOTE: Anchoring on reef in sanctuary zones is prohibited
Recreational line fishing only No spearfishing or collecting
NOTE: Anchoring on reef in sanctuary zones
is prohibited
153°
34.0
45'E
153°
36.1
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Little Wategos Beach
Post Office BYRON BAY
28°35.269'S28°35.277'S MACKEREL BOULDER
100 metres 153°
36.8
33'E
153°
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153°
38.1
80'E
EAST CAPE BYRON HABITAT PROTECTION ZONE
Only recreational shore-based line fishing permitted.
HABITAT PROTECTION ZONE No fishing from 1 May - 31 December
28°35.269'S
Mackerel Boulder 153°
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89'E
Julian Rocks
No anchoring within 700 metres of Julian Rocks
28°37.209'S
Threatened shorebird habitat !Í#Do not disturb roosting birds
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153°
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Wide Wilsons Reef 15
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28°37.516'SWilsons Bait
Reef Reef 28°37.783'S
Middleë Cape Byron see Inset B
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Reef
Belongil Í
BELONGIL CREEK SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONE No fishing except by permit
Beach 153°
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Wategos
The Beach
Pass 28°38.313'S
Main ClarkesBeach Beach
BYRON BAY
Cape Byron
Tallow Beach
28°38.780'S
28°39.576'S
BYRON BAY SANCTUARY ZONE
100 metres
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37.7
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153°
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77'E
Threatened shorebird habitat Do not disturb roosting birds
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TALLOW CREEK SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONE No fishing except by permit
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Broken Head Beach
Cocked Hat Rocks (The Sisters)
Kings Beach
BROKEN HEAD SANCTUARY ZONE
Brays Beach
Snapper Rock
Whites Beach
100 metres
Jews Point 0 250 500
metres
Inset D
THE MOAT/BREAM HOLE SANCTUARY ZONE
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LENNOX HEAD SANCTUARY ZONE
28°36.337'S
SUFFOLK PARK
Broken Head Beach
see Inset C
Broken Head
Seven Mile
Beach
153°
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153°
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28°42.181'S
28°42.528'S
28°43.315'S
28°43.621S
28°47.622'S
28°47.931'S Surf Club
LENNOX HEAD
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LENNOX HEAD SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONE
Includes the waters within 50m of boardwalk. A permit is required to fish in this zone and will only
be issued to persons with a disability 0 250 500 who would qualify for a mobility parking scheme card with RMS. metres
153°30'E 153°35'E 153°40'E
153°
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153°
36.1
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28°48.264'S
28°48.571'S