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Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all types of fishing, collecting and access

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all types of fishing, collecting and access Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all types of fishing

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 6 Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all types of fishing Synopsis Link

Identify/designate high biodiversity areas

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 1 Identify/designate high biodiversity areas Synopsis Link

Enforce protected area restrictions and regulations

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Enforce protected area restrictions and regulations Synopsis Link

Establish private coral reef management

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Establish private coral reef management Synopsis Link

Establish community-based coral reef management

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 2 Establish community-based coral reef management Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit/limit recreational activities (including anchoring)

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 5 Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit/limit recreational activities (including anchoring) Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit some fishing and collection (including where restrictions are unspecified)

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 20 Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit some fishing and collection (including where restrictions are unspecified) Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all types of fishing and collection

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 24 Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all types of fishing and collection Synopsis Link

Transplant wild-grown coral onto artificial substrate

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 24 Transplant wild-grown coral onto artificial substrate Synopsis Link

Cultivate corals in an ex-situ nursery

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 36 Cultivate corals in an ex-situ nursery Synopsis Link

Play reef ‘soundscapes’ to enhance settlement of coral larvae

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Play reef ‘soundscapes’ to enhance settlement of coral larvae Synopsis Link

Prohibit or limit residential or commercial development on coasts

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Prohibit or limit residential or commercial development on coasts Synopsis Link

Prohibit or limit landfilling of reef flats for land reclamation

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Prohibit or limit landfilling of reef flats for land reclamation Synopsis Link

Prohibit or limit oil and gas drilling near coral reefs

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Prohibit or limit oil and gas drilling near coral reefs Synopsis Link

Prohibit or limit the deposition or disposal of drill cuttings near coral reefs

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Prohibit or limit the deposition or disposal of drill cuttings near coral reefs Synopsis Link

Prohibit or limit the deposition or disposal of drill cuttings near coral reefs

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Prohibit or limit the deposition or disposal of drill cuttings near coral reefs Synopsis Link

Use water-based drilling fluids and recycle or repurpose drilling fluids

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use water-based drilling fluids and recycle or repurpose drilling fluids Synopsis Link

Contain sediment during drilling

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Contain sediment during drilling Synopsis Link

Prohibit or limit or modify rock dumping

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Prohibit or limit or modify rock dumping Synopsis Link

Remove pipelines, stabilisation material and infrastructure following decommissioning

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove pipelines, stabilisation material and infrastructure following decommissioning Synopsis Link

Leave pipelines, stabilisation material and infrastructure in place following decommissioning

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Leave pipelines, stabilisation material and infrastructure in place following decommissioning Synopsis Link

Prohibit or limit or modify aggregate extraction

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 0 Prohibit or limit or modify aggregate extraction Synopsis Link

Limit, cease, prohibit, or divert shipping

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit, cease, prohibit, or divert shipping Synopsis Link

Limit, cease, or prohibit anchoring, from ships/boats/vessels or change anchoring method

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit, cease, or prohibit anchoring, from ships/boats/vessels or change anchoring method Synopsis Link
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