Problems Facing The Great Barrier Reef Today
1. Declining regional catches
2. Decreased average size
    of fish
3. Increased fishing effort
4. Excess capacity in the fishery
   impacts of fishing activities on incidentally
   caught species, some of which are endangered
5. The impacts of fishing on the marine habitat
6. The increased significance of the recreational fishery
7. Indigenous use and rights to the resource
8. Issues associated with compliance of fisheries and
     marine park management regulations.