Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve Australia | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve | |
Nearest town or city | Kingscote |
Coordinates | 36°8′54.96″S 137°22′8.39″E / 36.1486000°S 137.3689972°ECoordinates: 36°8′54.96″S 137°22′8.39″E / 36.1486000°S 137.3689972°E |
Established | 8 December 2012[1] |
Area | 629.93 km2 (243.2 sq mi)[2] |
Managing authorities | Department of the Environment |
Website | Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve |
Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a marine protected area located south of South Australia in waters within the Australian Exclusive economic zone to the south of Kangaroo Island and ranging in depth from 15 metres (49 ft) to 100 metres (330 ft). It was gazetted in November 2012. It is part of a group of Commonwealth marine reserves managed by the Department of the Environment known as the South-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network. It is bounded on its northern side by the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park which is managed by the Government of South Australia. The reserve includes an ecosystem representative of the bioregion known as the "Spencer Gulf Shelf Province", a "key ecological feature" consisting of a feature known as the "Kangaroo Island Pool" and the associated "Eyre Peninsula upwelling" both notable for their "high productivity, breeding and feeding aggregations", a calving area for southern right whale and feeding areas for both the Australian sea lion and the great white shark. The reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[2][1][3][4][5]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2012 - F2012L02188". Commonwealth of Australia, Comlaw. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) - consolidated data set for all marine protected areas in Australian State and Commonwealth waters (refer "DETAIL' tab)". Department of the Environment. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park Management Plan 2012" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 2012. pp. 24/26. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ "Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve". Department of the Environment (DoE). Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve - Maps". Department of the Environment (DoE). Retrieved 12 July 2015.