The great barrier reef in australia.

COUNTRY Australia - Queensland NAME Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (includes Great Barrier Reef Marine Park) IUCN MANAGEMENT CATEGORY V (Protected Landscape) Natural World Heritage Site - Criteria i, ii, iii, iv BIOGEOGRAPHICAL PROVINCE 6.01.01 (Queensland Coastal) GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area extends for more than 2,000km off the east coast of Australia, from just south of the Tropic of Capricorn to the coastal waters of Papua New Guinea 24°30'N-10°41'S, 145°00…

…Field officers are limited in number with only seven being available on any given day to supervise the area between Cooktown and the top of Cape York Peninsula, a coastline in excess of 800km (Kelleher et al., 1989). There are 300 Marine Park inspectors working within a range of federal and state services (GBRMPA, pers. comm., 1995). BUDGET Total gross expenditure by government on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park for the 95/96 financial year is estimated at AUS$26,522,000.