Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abbreviations and Acronyms

AIMS

Australian Institute of Marine Science

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

BMP

Best Management Practice

CAFNEC

Cairns and Far North Environment Centre

CO2

carbon dioxide

COTS

crown-of-thorns starfish

CSG

coal seam gas

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

EMC

Environmental Management Charge

EPBC Act

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)

GBR

Great Barrier Reef

GBRMPA

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

GBRMP Act

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cth)

GBRWHA

Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

IMO

International Maritime Organization

IMP

Integrated Monitoring Program

LTPSD

Long-Term Plan for Sustainable Development

Marine Park

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

MNES

Matters of National Environment Significance

MPA

Marine Protected Area

MEPC

Marine Environment Protection Committee

NQBP

North Queensland Bulk Ports

NERP

National Environmental Research Program

Outlook Report 2014

GBRMPA, Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014

OUV

Outstanding Universal Value

PCIMP

Port Curtis Integrated Monitoring Program

PPDA

Priority Port Development Area

PSSA

Particularly Sensitive Sea Area

Reef Water Quality Plan

2013 Reef Water Quality Protection Plan

REEFVTS

Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait vessel traffic service

Sea Dumping Act

Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 (Cth)

SPP

State planning policy

TBT

tributylin

TRRAC

Tourism Recreation Reef Advisory Committee

TSF

tailings storage facility

UNCLOS

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UNESCO report

Reactive Monitoring Mission Report into the Great Barrier Reef in June 2012

WHA

World Heritage Area

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