Neptune Island Marine Park Impact Statement

Abstract

Located in the Eyre bioregion, the Neptune Islands Group Marine Park is situated in offshore waters south of the Thorny Passage Marine Park. The marine park overlays the whole of the Neptune Islands Conservation Park. Impacts of implementing the draft management plans were assessed against a base case scenario of no management plans. The base case is not static, and requires an understanding of the existing trends in natural resource, economic and social conditions. There are external factors which influence both the 'with management plan' and the base case scenarios that were taken into consideration.