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Barber Island

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State
  
Queensland

Archipelago
  
Great Palm Island

Local Government Area
  
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council

Barber Island is an island south of Great Palm Island, part of the Greater Palm group in Queensland, Australia. The Aboriginal name for this island is Boodthean Island. Barber Island is one of the ten islands in the local government area of the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council.

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Map of Barber (Boodthean) Island, Palm Island QLD 4816, Australia

The surrounding waters are in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Coral Sea, which is administrated by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). The GBRMPA zoning is "Conservation Zone". In a Conservation Zone, as compared with a Buffer zone; bait netting, crabbing (trapping), and limited collecting are permitted. In a Conservation Zone, as compared with a Habitat Protection Zone, harvest fishing for sea cucumber, trochus, and tropical rock lobster are not allowed.

Barber (Boodthean) Reef is a nearshore fringing reef adjacent to the island.

Aerial photos and maps

  • Google (2011-01-08). "Barber (Boodthean) Reef" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-01-08. 
  • Google (2011-01-08). "satellite view of Barber (Boodthean) Island" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-01-08. 
  • References

    Barber Island Wikipedia