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Moreton Bay is an important natural and tourism resource in Brisbane’s surrounding region, serving both as an important natural and tourist attraction. Situated 30 kilometres east of the Brisbane CBD, Moreton Bay provides an ocen environment that was honored as one of Queensland’s Q150 icons for its natural attractions – providing shelter from large swells by Moreton and North Stradbroke Islands.
Moreton Bay is not only a natural attraction; it is also an immensely popular recreational boating destination, featuring several public and private boatramps and marinas such as those found at Manly, Scarborough and Rivergate (Brisbane). Moreton Bay serves as the starting point of Australia’s premier yacht race as well as being popular day-tripper destination from Brisbane.
Moreton Bay remains an attractive tourist destination; however, more can still be done to ensure sustainable tourism development. Home to sensitive marine and coastal ecosystems which are threatened by increasing visitor numbers; Moreton Bay Regional Council faces an ongoing challenge in maintaining these sensitive environments for sustainable tourism development.
Tangalooma Resort on South Stradbroke Island caters to package tourists from South East Asia and Northern Hemisphere markets in addition to having an established Australian market presence.
Moreton Bay region community events have attracted increasing numbers of domestic and international attendees in recent years, creating an excellent opportunity for the region to attract a broader range of visitors while reaping wider economic benefits, including increased business and employment opportunities.
Marine wildlife in Moreton Bay is of increasing concern, with reports of dugongs being killed or injured by speeding boats, especially around Tangalooma’s popular piers and docks favored by scuba divers and snorkellers.
Moreton Bay Regional Parks Authority is taking measures to reduce the impacts of marine recreation and commercial tourism activities on its sensitive coral reef habitat and seagrass beds, such as plans to improve water quality in Moreton Bay and introduce artificial reefs. Unfortunately, commercial and recreational fishers have expressed strong opposition to these initiatives which they expect will yield positive conservation outcomes in terms of better conservation outcomes for Moreton Bay’s coral reef ecosystems – it marks an important step toward protecting this region from human intervention.