Marine Spatial Planning: One of the fundamental tools to help achieve effective marine conservation in the Great Barrier Reef (2015)

Chapter 6 (pp. 101-131) in Hassan, D Kuokkanen,T and Soininen, N (Eds). Marine Spatial Planning and International law: A Transboundary Perspective, Earthscan. The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is the largest coral reef ecosystem in the world. Today the GBR has an international reputation, both as a comprehensively managed marine protected area (MPA) and one of the most important marine World Heritage Areas (WHA) on the planet. Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a fundamental part of the integrated management approach for the GBR which has been adaptively improved over the past three decades.