Western Eyre Marine Park

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

Western Eyre Marine Park
Interactive map of Western Eyre Marine Park
LocationAustralia
Nearest cityStreaky Bay, South Australia[4]
Coordinates34°13′01″S 134°21′38″E / 34.2169°S 134.3605°E / -34.2169; 134.3605[1]
Area57,946 km2 (22,373 sq mi)[3]
Established8 December 2012 (2012-12-08)[2]
Governing bodyDirector of National Parks
WebsiteOfficial website

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.[3]

It was gazetted in November 2012.[2]

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).[3][4]

It is part of the group of Australian marine parks known as the South-West Marine Park Network.[3]

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2012 - F2012L02188". Commonwealth of Australia, Comlaw. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Western Eyre Commonwealth Marine Reserve". Department of the Environment and Energy. 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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