TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITATIONS AT HERON ISLAND, GREAT-BARRIER-REEF - A RESPONSE

Heron Island, in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia, has be en the subject of many recent case studies. There are a number of issu es associated with permitting resort developments and expansion of the Research Station to gradually encroach on the nesting areas of the we dge-tailed shearwater and the black noddy. The roles of scientists and planners in dealing with these issues are often confused, resulting i n some controversy about the future development of such islands. (C) 1 995 Academic Press Limited