Editing Houtman Abrolhos (section)

==Governance==
The islands are a part of Western Australia. They are part of the [[Electoral district of Geraldton]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boundaries.wa.gov.au/electoral-distribution/current-boundaries |title=Current Boundaries |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=www.boundaries.wa.gov.au |publisher=[[Western Australian Electoral Commission]] |access-date=17 February 2023 |quote=}}</ref> and the [[City of Greater Geraldton]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=[[Landgate]] |access-date=17 February 2023 |quote=}}</ref> In July 2019, the Houtman Abrolhos was declared a [[Houtman Abrolhos Islands National Park|national park]] by the [[Western Australian Government]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Meachim |first1=Laura |title=Houtman Abrolhos National Park listed in bid to protect pristine island chain |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-25/pristine-houtman-abrolhos-islands-listed-as-national-park/11342490 |access-date=2021-05-19 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2019-07-25}}</ref>

In early November 2022, the government published its three-part plan to manage the site in the following 10 years, based on research and community consultation carried out after the preceding two years. Some critics thought that the plan did not encourage land-based tourism to the archipelago enough. A spokesperson for Western Australia's [[Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development]] said that their top priority is preservation of the wildlife on the islands.<ref>{{cite web | last=Pin | first=Phoebe | title=Long-awaited Abrolhos Islands management plan 'disappointing' for Midwest tourism advocates | website=ABC News | date=9 November 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-09/abrolhos-islands-plan-disappoints-tourism-advocates/101613042 | access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url= https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/Houtman%20Abrolhos%20Islands%20National%20Park%20management%20plan%2097%202022%20%281%29.pdf| author=[[Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions]] | date = 2022| title= Houtman Abrolhos Islands National Park: Management Plan 97| publisher=Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions |isbn =978-1-925978-52-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Abrolhos management plans | website=[[Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development]] | date=21 February 2022 | url=https://yoursay.dpird.wa.gov.au/abrolhos-reserve-fhpa-draft-management-plans | access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>