This article is about the marine protected area in the Great Australian Bight. For the region in South Australia, see Eyre Western.

South-West Commonwealth marine reserves

Western Eyre Marine Park (formerly Western Eyre Commonwealth Marine Reserve) is a marine protected area located in the Great Australian Bight south of South Australia in waters within the Australian Exclusive economic zone.[2]

It was gazetted in November 2012.[1]

The marine park consists of three zones - a marine national park zone (IUCN Category II) which occupies three separate areas of ocean with a total area of 17,439 square kilometres (6,733 square miles), a multiple use zone (IUCN Category VI) with an area of 16,107 square kilometres (6,219 square miles) and a special purpose zone (IUCN Category VI) with an area of 24,400 square kilometres (9,400 square miles).[2][4]

It is part of the group of Australian marine parks known as the South-West Marine Park Network.[2]

It lies east of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2012 - F2012L02188". Commonwealth of Australia, Comlaw. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Western Eyre Commonwealth Marine Reserve". Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Summary of Commonwealth Marine Protected Areas by Type (refer "Detailed List" tab)". Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD). Department of the Environment. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Western Eyre Commonwealth Marine Reserve - Maps". Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. ^ [1] Map

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