?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Submission+on+the+Draft+Policy+on+Fish+Aggregating+Devices+and+Artificial+Reefs&rft.creator=Komyakova%2C+Valeriya&rft.creator=Wang%2C+Brydon&rft.creator=Luo%2C+Dan&rft.creator=Bao%2C+Nic&rft.description=We+recommend+that+the+Draft+Policy+make+explicit+that+an+exception+to+the+prohibition+on+the+deployment+of+Artificial+reefs+exists+beyond+the+exceptions+set+out+in+paragraph+13+of+the+Draft+Policy%3Cbr%2F%3EIn+our+view%2C+the+exception+to+the+general+prohibition+on+the+deployment+of+artificial+reefs+should+be+clarified+to+explicitly+allow+artificial+reefs+to+be+deployed+for%3A%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+small-scale+research+purposes%3B%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+habitat+restoration+practices%3B+and%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+management+tool+to+prevent+natural+habitat+overfishing+and+to+restore+depleted+populations+due+to+habitat+loss+and+fishing+pressures+on+natural+habitats.%3Cbr%2F%3EWe+recommend+that+under+the+artificial+reef+deployment+policy%2C+any+consideration+of+whether+an+artificial+reef+project+application+falls+within+an+exemption+category+evaluates+the+artificial+reef%E2%80%99s+impact+on+the+surrounding+environment%2C+as+well+as+the+chances+of+success+for+the+artificial+reef+to+achieve+its+set+conservation+and+management+goals.%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+The+Draft+Policy+is+based+on+research+that+does+not+take+into+account+the+most+recent+research+advances+in+the+field+of+Green+Marine+Engineering%2C+Conservation+and+Habitat+Restoration%3Cbr%2F%3EIn+Section+3%2C+we+provide+a+summary+of+the+most+recent+advances+in+this+research+field+that+may+assist+the+Great+Barrier+Reef+Park+Authority+in+further+examining+the+suitability+of+the+Draft+Policy.%3Cbr%2F%3E%E2%80%A2+The+Definition+of+%E2%80%98Artificial+reef%E2%80%99+is+too+broad+and+could+be+tailored+to+prevent+unintentional+chilling+effect+on+research+that+may+support+stronger+environmental+outcomes+for+the+Great+Barrier+Reef&rft.date=2023-04-13&rft.type=Other+Contribution&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F240569%2F1%2FFINAL_Komyakova_et_al_Submission_on_Draft_Policy_GBRMA.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Komyakova%2C+Valeriya%2C+Wang%2C+Brydon%2C+Luo%2C+Dan%2C+%26+Bao%2C+Nic+(2023)+Submission+on+the+Draft+Policy+on+Fish+Aggregating+Devices+and+Artificial+Reefs.+(Unpublished)&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F240569%2F&rft.rights=Consult+author(s)+regarding+copyright+matters&rft.rights=This+work+is+covered+by+copyright.+Unless+the+document+is+being+made+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+Licence%2C+you+must+assume+that+re-use+is+limited+to+personal+use+and+that+permission+from+the+copyright+owner+must+be+obtained+for+all+other+uses.+If+the+document+is+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+License+(or+other+specified+license)+then+refer+to+the+Licence+for+details+of+permitted+re-use.+It+is+a+condition+of+access+that+users+recognise+and+abide+by+the+legal+requirements+associated+with+these+rights.+If+you+believe+that+this+work+infringes+copyright+please+provide+details+by+email+to+qut.copyright%40qut.edu.au&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Business+%26+Law%3B+School+of+Law