The Coastal and Marine Project
Cape York Marine Advisory Group (CYMAG) is a community group based in Cooktown that conducts marine and coastal natural resource management (NRM) activities across the Cape.
These activities include;
- Water Quality Monitoring
- Seagrass Mapping and Monitoring
- Community Extension Work: Support for CYP marine and coastal projects
- Wetlands Condition Assessments
- Dune Rehabilitation/ Protection (Coloured Sands/ Elim Beach)
- Cape York Peninsula Marine and Coastal NRM Action Plan (June 2006).
CYMAG members were contracted under NHT to write the Cape York Peninsula Marine and Coastal NRM Action Plan (June 2006). This Plan included a review of the current state of management of CYP marine and coastal natural resources and lists Priority Issues and Recommended Actions that were identified by members of the Cape York community and local, state and federal government representatives. These priorities provide the framework for current CYMAG NRM activities.
Download: Cape York Peninsula Marine & Coastal NRM Action Plan (June 2006)
Cape York Peninsula Marine and Coastal NRM Workshop - Feb 2007, Cooktown
The goal of the NHT funded workshop hosted by CYMAG was to promote open communication and co-ordination between organisations conducting marine and coastal natural resource management on Cape York Peninsula. Representatives from government and community NRM organisations were invited to present an overview of their current activities on the Cape. Workshop Discussion Groups identified issues and priorities for future marine and coastal activities relating to Water Quality, Biodiversity and Turtle and Dugong Management.
Outcomes from the Workshop Discussion Groups and Workshop Presentation abstracts are included in the Workshop Proceedings. Contact Details for Marine and Coastal NRM Organisations are listed at the end of the Proceedings.
Download: Proceedings from the CYP Marine and Coastal NRM Workshop 2007