The layer contains the following datasets:BoundaryA dataset depicting the boundary of the Whitsundays Plan of Management (WPOM), in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP), located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The boundary is based on descriptions in the Whitsundays Plan of Management 1998. The dataset was created by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) in 2007 to depict the boundary of the WPOM.Significant Bird SitesA dataset depicting the significant bird sites in the Whitsundays Plan of Management (WPOM), located in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP), located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Significant bird sites are designed to prevent migratory and shore birds approaching vessels and the sites set out limits on usage of the areas. The dataset was created by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) in 2018 based on descriptions in the Whitsundays Plan of Management 1998, and is intended to act as a tool to show the spatial extent and locations of significant bird sites in the WPOM.Level of Use at Setting LocationsA dataset depicting the level of use at setting locations in the Whitsundays Plan of Management (WPOM), in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP), located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The level of use assigns setting areas to intensive, high, moderate or low use, or protected (no use). The dataset was created by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) in 2018 based on descriptions in the Whitsundays Plan of Management 1998, and is intended to act as a tool to show the maximum group size and vessel length permitted to access the area.Regular Aircraft Landing AreasA dataset depicting the regular aircraft landing areas in the Whitsundays Plan of Management (WPOM), in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP), located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The dataset was created by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) in 2018 based on descriptions in the Whitsundays Plan of Management 1998, and was intended to act as a tool to show the location and spatial extents of landing areas for regular aircrafts in the WPOM.Designated Water Sports AreasA dataset depicting the locations and spatial extents of designated motorised water sports areas in the Whitsundays Plan of Management (WPOM), located in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP), located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The dataset was created by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) in 2018 based on descriptions in the Whitsundays Plan of Management 1998, and is intended to act as a tool to display where in the WPOM motorised water sports are permitted.For further information, refer to Schedules 2, 4, 6 and 7 of the Whitsundays Plan of Management 1998.Please note, (1) this dataset does not include the Shoalwater Bay Planning Area and (2) sufficient data to determine mean low water is not available, therefore the coastal boundary lines follow the coastlines as defined by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Mainland and Islands dataset and (3) on the 18th of September 2020 the State of Queensland through the Department of Environment and Science accredited the Whitsundays Plan of Management, hence the provisions of the Plan also apply to the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park.
