Debate is roaring about restrictions to

fishing grounds as part of the Australian

Government‟s Bioregional Plans. Media

stories are focused on two opposing

positions - the fishing communities

calling for no closures, and the local and

international environmental organisations

seeking comprehensive protection.

But in all of this, at what at times seems

to be just political positioning, little is

being presented on achieving a balance

between access and protection through

joint initiatives such as co-stewardship. A

balance of protecting both the livelihoods

of the fishing industries and ecosystems

could be achieved if everyone was

willing to sit down around the table, and

listen, and then work together. The

International environmental groups and

their Australian partners are presenting a

strong case for why key areas along the

Australian and the Coral Sea should be

protected, but key access industries

such as charter fishing have for the most

part not considered the options. Page 4

Marine Alliance May 2011 The Pacific Marinelife Institute Partner Publication. Explore and Protect.

Fishing + Bioregional Plans

World Releases at Sanctuary Cove

The 23rd Sanctuary Cove International

Boat Show is on this month from the

19th - 22nd. The 2011 Show has

attracted over 380 exhibitors with more

than 160 boats on water and 70 world

or Australian releases. More on page 5.

Medallions for marine adventure crew

Marine adventure crews around the

Pacific, including Australia can now

apply for a Pacific Marinelife Institute

Marine Crew Medallion. The crew

medallions are designed to recognise

the experience of each crew member

and when be used in the marketing

materials of the operator, will make it

easier for agents to determine the

quality of crew. Read more on page 4.

2011 O2G Challenge Oceans 2 Green Program will launch its

2011 O2G Challenge in May. Marine

adventure operators, marinas and

service providers can take up the O2G

challenge to offset 20 percent of their

eco footprint in 2011. Oceans 2 Green

allows businesses to offset their carbon

emissions, as well as diving, fishing and

vessel impacts; through a series of

rehabilitation programs. More on page 4.

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A Pacific Marinelife Institute Event Series

Oceania Sportfish Trophy

Seastar Rating Updated

Pacific Marinelife Institute launched a

revised Seastar Marine Tourism Rating

Logo in April. The new simplified design

retains the marine theme with the

recognisable seastar and is designed to

be more easily interpreted by the

travelling public, as well as still strongly

associate the marine adventure

certification program with the Institute.

Available exclusively to members of the

Institute‟s Adventure Network, Seastar

Marine Tourism Ratings allow travellers

and agents to easily recognise the

quality of a marine adventure, as well

as be confident that operators who

display the Seastar are actively

involved in conservation programs and

offsetting their eco footprint.

Seastar Rated businesses are required

to comply with 7 Essential Standards,

play an active role in marine research

and offset a percentage of their eco

footprint. For more information contact

David Joyce on 0412761016.

Logs Boost History Project by 12000 Days

Logs and personal diaries from game

fishing skippers in Cairns, and charter

vessels operating out of Gladstone to

the Swains reefs have boosted the

Institute‟s Fishery History project by

over 12000 days. Data from the project

is being transferred into the FishStats

Program to assist research into the

spawning closures and climatic trends

on the reef fisheries.

ReefHabitat Great Fish Count Announced

ReefHabitat Project will run the Great

Fish Count on the second weekend of

each new season. Offering divers and

snorkellers great prizes and bonuses

for joining the ReefHabitat Project on

Count Weekends. No matter what level

of experience, participants in the Great

Fish Counts will be able to support reef

research by submitting a ReefHabitat

log or photos/video taken over the

weekend.

Blog Network Online

By June the Marinelife Blog Network

will be fully live. Offering readers the

latest project news, gear reviews and

travel stories. Pacific Marinelife Institute

will use the Google hosted Network,

with dive, fishing, boating and marine

conservation focused blogs while the

new online Marinelife Hub is designed.

www.pacificmarinelife.blogspot.com

Publishing Editor: David Joyce, P: 0412761016, E: david.joyce@pacificmarinelife.com. Marine Alliance is published monthly by the Pacific Marinelife Institute P/L. ABN 12 009 767. 68/88 Cotlew Street, Southport, Queensland, Australia 4215. All mail to: PO Box 721 Southport QLD 4215. Web: www.marinealliance.blogspot.com. Email: info@pacificmarinelife.com

Looking beyond 2011 Institute Founder Ray Joyce clocks up 18

years of monitoring the Gold Coast rocky

reef fishery in June. It will be marked with

further steps by the Institute to go back to

the beginning, focusing on the research

and working with the community on the

establishment of volunteer programs.

What the first five months of 2011 has

proven is that one of the biggest hurdles

facing the marine tourism and wider

marine industries in the lack of accessible

information it has at hand to use in the

ever increasing representation. While the

Pacific Marinelife Institute will continue

representation roles and developing its

own accreditation schemes, it will have a

renewed focus on independent data that

the wider marine industry can use in eco

best practice programs and improving the

resources it has to use in current and

future management reviews.

Pacific Marinelife Institute is re-launching

its ReefHabitat volunteer diver program,

expanding FishStats east into the South

Pacific and developing its own dolphin

research supported by the Friends of the

Dolphin Program. This refocusing on

research will be complemented by the

launching of our Marinelife corporate

volunteer teams, a new Ocean Explorer

Club and Oceania Sportfishing Club, as

well as volunteer tourism programs.

David Joyce

Publishing Editor

Pacific Marinelife Institute

david.joyce@pacificmarinelife.com

EDITOR‟S VIEW + NEWS

Marine Alliance I Page 3

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Bioregional Plan Debate Is the answer Co-stewardship?

Continued from page 1

In the case of access dependent groups

such as Game Fishing, their eco footprint

can be considerably minimal if non-bait

techniques are used and correct tag and

release methods are implemented. With

the development of larger vessels that

have the ability to access the Coral Sea,

the benefits of the charter fishing fleet as

a research resource into areas widely

regarded as unstudied, could be far

more beneficial than the low impact they

would create.

Pacific Marinelife Institute has for some

time promoted the benefits of industry

based co-stewardship in protecting the

environment. While Australian has

pioneered in key areas of reef protection,

some sectors of the marine tourism

industry have been slow to adopt an

active role in long term monitoring and

research. Implementing Institute projects

such as FishStats and ReefHabitat, and

combined with managed access to key

sites would prove to be a win for both

sides. Low impact fishing activities could

easily co-exist along side conservation to

achieve long term sustainable access.

There is no doubt that some areas are in

need of protection, and key species

require better management, but simply

locking vast regions away without long

term active monitoring in widely

inaccessible areas, will not ensure the

conservation measures are achieving

there aims. All sectors of the marine

tourism industry can have a role in co-

stewardship of key ecosystems.

2011 O2G Challenge Oceans 2 Green Program will launch its

2011 O2G Challenge in late May. Marine

adventure operators, marinas and

service providers can take up the O2G

Challenge to offset 20 percent of their

eco footprint in 2011. Oceans 2 Green

allows businesses to offset their carbon

emissions, as well as diving, fishing and

vessel impacts; through a series of

rehabilitation programs. Visit the O2G

page on the Institute‟s blog for the latest:

www.pacificmarinelife.blogspot.com

New Adventure Guides New marine adventure guides will target

adventure travellers, divers and anglers.

Published by Marinelife Media, a division

of the Pacific Marinelife Institute, each

annual guide will be updated quarterly

and available on Issuu and linked from

the Institute‟s e-newsletters. Special

edition guides such as „Island Stays in

the Pacific‟ or „OnH2O Destinations‟ will

also be published each year. Institute

Project Partners receive free listings,

while Adventure Network members

receive a premium listing. Resorts and

other service providers in each region

can advertise in the guides. For more

information on being part of the guides,

contact David Joyce on 0412 761 016 or

david.joyce@pacificmarinelife.com.

Marine Crew Medallion Pacific Marinelife Institute has launched

a new Marine Crew Medallion to award

crew, captains and guides as they reach

experience milestones. Medallions will

be awarded after 1 year, 5, 10 and 25

years of experience in categories such

as Adventure Skipper, Gamefishing

Deckhand, Sportfishing Guide, Scuba

Dive Instructor and Helmet Dive Guide.

Each category, in addition to the years of

experience will require minimum number

of days or dives, and all crew will be

required to meet minimum training

standards. As well, all Medallion holders

will be required to support Institute

research projects and abide by a set of

Essential Standards.

Operators can promote the Medallion

Status of their crew, and agents as well

as travellers will be able to use the

Medallions to identify the experience and

environmental commitment of the people

guiding their adventure. For more

information contact David Joyce at,

david.joyce@pacificmarinelife.com.

Government Outlines

Fishing Assistance

Environment Minister, Tony Burke has

released the Australian Government‟s

policy of supporting commercial fishing

operators and communities if they are

affected by the establishment of new

Commonwealth marine reserves.

Data such as fisheries catch records and

other industry information will be used to

determine forms of assistance. A draft

bioregional plan and marine reserve

network for Australia‟s south-west will be

released shortly and followed by a

further three month consultation period.

Plans for the north, north-west and east

regions are being developed and will be

rolled out this year. For more information

on the policy, chick here.

NEWS + PROJECT UPDATES

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More than 70 world and Australian

marine product launches will feature in

the four-day 3rd Sanctuary Cove Boat

Show starting on Thursday, May 19.

Some of the on-water stars include the

world release of the Coral Sea Marine‟s

new 55ft power catamaran; and Horizon

Motor Yachts Australia‟s world launch of

the Horizon Q70 Elegance.

Other crowd pleasers include the new

Endurance 680 by Hampton Yachts and

the Hampton 630 Skylounge while

Princess Yachts Australia features a

range of vessels including the Princess

64 and 72 Motor Yacht.

It is part of a multi-million dollar display

by more than 380 exhibitors at the Gold

Coast event open from 9am to 5pm

daily. Sanctuary Cove General Manager

Events and Marketing Sue Thomson

said this year‟s boosted entertainment

program should keep crowds further

entertained over the four days.

“Channel Seven personalities and My

Kitchen Rules contestants will make

appearances at the Show and the

Women on Water program is expected

to draw interest,” she said. The Woman

on Water program features High Tea on

the High Seas with a light lunch,

bubbles and entertainment aboard The

Sun Goddess, fashion displays and a

range of sessions including Cooking on

Board your Boat and How to Interior

Decorate Your Boat. Women can also

book the Skipper Training Sessions

conducted by Queensland Marine

Training Service‟s Tricia Wheeler.

This year‟s daily Marine Queensland

fishing and boating seminars are

included with the Boat Show entry

ticket. Speakers for the fishing sessions

include Jason Cormino, Dave Downie,

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JN Taylor & Co Appointed Intellian Dealer

JN Taylor have now been appointed the

exclusive dealer for the Intellian 2-axis

TVRO product range.

The Intellian range joins JN Taylor's other

brands including Furuno and MaxSea. For

more information on Intellian range or

other JN Taylor products and services,

visit: www.furuno.com.au

MaxSea Time Zero Now

Available On iPad

MaxSea Time Zero is now available on the

iPad through a special configuration. With

PC management software and a Wi-Fi

access point, users of MaxSea Time Zero

are now able to use the software on an

iPad as a remote screen.

Magazines Fund Institute Research Projects

Pacific Marinelife Institute is expanding its

publications with the launch of a series of

digital magazines as part of new the club

and corporate team memberships.

Six new tittles will be launched over the

next two months, joining Marine Alliance

and Marine Travel Trade. Titles include

the Institute journal Marinelife, Marinelife

Traveller, Oceania Sportfish, Oceania

Sportfishers, The Stripe Club and OnH2O.

By publishing only in digital format, the

Institute aims to reduce the eco footprint of

each issue, cater to the growing number of

mobile devices and cover the latest news

more quickly than traditional print.

Action Packed 23rd Sanctuary Cove

International Boat Show

NEWS + PROJECT UPDATES

Page 6 I Marine Alliance

Continued from page 5

Mike Delisser, Rob Smith, Shannon

Watson and Paul O‟Leary.

This year Sanctuary Cove Boat Show

has a diverse range of world and

Australian product launches:

Horizon Motor Yachts Australia is

launching on the world market the

Horizon Q70 Elegance.

Hampton Motor Yachts has a world

launch of the Endurance 680 and an

Australian launch of the Hampton 630

Skylounge.

New Zealand‟s Formula Cruises is

launching on the world market the ICON

54C range.

Game and Leisure Boats is displaying

a Cabo 40 ZEUS for the first time in

Australia.

Maritimo will unveil its sleek new M60

Series II Motoryacht in a world launch

along with the M48 Series II.

Princess Yachts Australia will release

the Princess 64 and 72 to Australia.

Riviera will launch two new models into

the world market - the 53 Flybridge and

the 61 Series II Flybridge.

Clipper Motor Yachts is releasing the

Cordova 45 for the first time at a world

boat show and will announce plans for a

new flagship model.

Honda Australia is launching its

Honwave range of inflatable boats.

Mercury‟s new 350 Amanzi is on

display in an Australian launch.

Mustang sports cruiser brand makes a

much-anticipated return displaying the

new 32 Sports Cruiser.

RIB Force Inflatables is releasing the

lightweight ALX10 and a range of ultra

light aluminium hulls by AB Inflatables.

Seawind will launch in Australia its new

Corsair brand C37 trimaran and a

completely new interior layout for its

flagship Seawind 1250.

Cummins is displaying the QSB5.9-

480hp, the QSC8.3-600hp and the

QSM11-715hp ZEUS models.

Twin Disc will offer demonstrations of

its Express Joystick System (EJS) at the

sea-trail area of this year‟s show.

Exhibitor JN Taylor and Co will display

new products from Furuno, Maxsea and

Maretron in Australia launches. The

company will unveil Furuno‟s BBDS1

Bottom Discrimination Sounder, the

Maxsea Timezero Professional Fishing

software, Maxsea PLOT; and display

Maretron‟s latest engine and vessel

monitoring technology, the DSM800.

Online ticket prices are $A22 one day

adult; $A19 one day concession; $A40

two-day adult and $A75 four-day adult.

Children 14 years and under have free

entry. VIP Packages are available that

include luxury accommodation and

helicopter transfers.

Show is open daily 9am—5pm from

Thursday May 19. Two Park „n‟ Ride

options are available for visitors. As in

past years visitors coming from the south

take Exit 66 to Parklands and take the

luxury transfers to and from the show.

Visitors coming from the north take Exit

54 and travel to the Riviera factory car

park via Shipper and Waterway Drives. A

regular half-hour ferry will operate across

to the Boat Show.

More information log on to:

www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com.au

Our coverage of this year’s show will

include previews on OnH2O, Marine

Alliance and The Sportfish Project Blogs.

During the Show the Team will post ‘At

SCIBS’ updates on the three blogs daily

as well as regular Twitter and Facebook

posts. Then after the show, read features

in Marine Alliance, OnH2O and Oceania

Sportfisher magazines. Start your SCIBS

coverage at the Marine Alliance blog:

www.marinealliance.blogspot.com

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