Coastal Management is a multi-stakeholder and complex discipline. The following stakeholders all have responsbilities for the management of various elements of the coastal zone:

• Regional NRM bodies that border the coastline e.g. NQ Dry Tropics, and to the north of BDT, Terrain NRM and to the south, Mackay Whitsundays NRM etc
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services (QPWS)
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA)
• Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F)
• Local Government's that border the coast e.g. Townsville City Council, Thuringowa City Council, Palm Island Council, Burdekin Shire Council and Bowen Shire Council
• Natural Resources and Water (NRW)
• Community