Western Eyre Marine Park
Australia
Western Eyre Marine Park is located in Australia
Western Eyre Marine Park
Western Eyre Marine Park
Nearest town or cityStreaky Bay, South Australia
Coordinates34°13′01″S 134°21′38″E / 34.2169°S 134.3605°E / -34.2169; 134.3605
Established8 December 2012 (2012-12-08)[1]
Area57,946 km2 (22,373.1 sq mi)[2]
Managing authoritiesDirector of National Parks
WebsiteWestern Eyre Marine Park
FootnotesCoordinates[3]
Nearest town[4]
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. 1 2 "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2012 - F2012L02188". Commonwealth of Australia, Comlaw. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "Western Eyre Commonwealth Marine Reserve - Maps". Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Map

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