eco tourism

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority (GRMPA) a government appointed department, whose responsibility is to preserve and protect the Great Barrier Reef. GRMPA encourages high standard marine tourism were operators are required to adopt best practice frameworks in order to operate safely with in the Marine Park.

Marine tourism operators who operate at high standards are those operators that are ecologically sustainable and are helping to protect and present the Marine Park to a high standard. The GBRMPA relies on independent certifiers to identify these operators.

Ecotourism Australia offers an Ecocertification program that has been recognised by GBRPMA and it is through this program that Ecotourism Australia identifies and monitors high standards in tourism operations.