Certain criteria must be met for the investment in a MPA to be worthwhile and successful. Criteria that capture sustainability of biodiversity and fishery values include the size of reserves necessary to protect viable habitats, presence of exploitable species, vulnerable life stages, connectivity among reserves, links among ecosystems, and provision of ecosystem services to people (Roberts et al., 2003). Reefs are areas that often fall in these context. The Great Barrier reef an area rich in biodiversity and home to 345,000 square miles of reserve. The tourist industry valued at $1 billion per year, compared to estimates of $A359 million for annual worth of great barrier reef fisheries (Commonwealth, 2003). Tax revenue from tourism at MPA’s
