Murray Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Australian marine protected area off the coast of South Australia
37°55′S 137°16′E / 37.92°S 137.27°E / -37.92; 137.27[1]
Murray Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a 25,803 km2 marine protected area within Australian waters located off the coast of South Australia. The reserve was established in 2007[2] and is part of the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network.
The reserve features the Murray Canyon which descends to 4,600 m (15,100 ft) below sea level and stretches for more than 150 km (93 mi). The southern right whale uses the inshore area of the reserve to nurse its young.[3]
Protection
Most of the Murray marine reserve area is IUCN protected area category VI, however there are multiple zoned areas within the reserve with different protection classifications.[3]
Zone | IUCN | Activities permitted | Area (km2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Recreational fishing | Commercial fishing | Mining | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marine National Park | II | No | No | No | 12,749 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special Purpose | VI | Yes | No | with approval | 7,147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multiple Use | VI | Yes | with approval | with approval | 5,907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
- Commonwealth marine reserves
- Protected areas of Australia
- Great Australian Bight
- Indian Ocean
Notes
- ^ Summary of permitted activities only, see source for details[4]
References
- ^ "Murray Commonwealth Marine Reserve on OpenStreetMap". openstreetmap.org. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2014 - Marine". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Murray Commonwealth Marine Reserve". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network - Zoning and activities". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
External links
- Murray Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network website
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- Amanda Bay
- Ardery Island and Odbert Island
- Clark Peninsula
- Frazier Islands
- Hawker Island
- Marine Plain
- Mawson's Huts
- North-eastern Bailey Peninsula
- Rookery Islands
- Scullin and Murray Monoliths
- Stornes
- Taylor Rookery
- Calperum Station (reserve)
- Taylorville Station (reserve)