Barber Island
Native name:
Boodthean
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Geography
Coordinates18°46′37″S 146°39′58″E / 18.777°S 146.666°E / -18.777; 146.666[1]
ArchipelagoPalm Islands, Queensland
Administration
StateQueensland
Local Government AreaPalm Island Aboriginal Shire Council

Barber Island is a tiny island just south of Great Palm Island, part of the Palm Islands group in Queensland, Australia. The Aboriginal name for this island is Boodthean. Barber Island is one of the ten islands in the local government area of the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council.[2][3]

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".[4] 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.

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References

  1. ^ "Place names search, Geoscience Australia, QLD1585 (Place name = "Barber Island", click search, click QLD1585)". Australian Government, Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2011. −18° 46' 37'' S (Decimal Degrees −18.77707°), 146° 39' 58'' E (Decimal Degree 146.66609°)
  2. ^ "Indigenous Land Use Agreement: QI2003/052 Coolagree Sponge Farm ILUA". National Native Title Tribunal. Archived from the original on 7 September 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ^ "2015 Local Government Boundaries: Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council" (map). Electoral Commission of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), Detailed maps, MPZ8 - Townsville". Australian Government, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. 24 April 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
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