Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve

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Coordinates: 42°11′S 151°07′E / 42.19°S 151.12°E / -42.19; 151.12
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Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Commonwealth of Australia)
parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/south-east/freycinet/

Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a 57,942 km2

South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network
. It is the largest reserve of the South-east Network, the area covered is approximately equivalent to about 86% of the land area of Tasmania.

Several large offshore

endemic species. The shallower regions of the reserve includes habitat important to seabirds. Great white shark also forage in the reserve.[3]

Protection

Most of the Freycinet marine reserve area is

IUCN protected area category II. A small portion near the coast is zoned as 'Recreational Use' (IUCN IV) and 'Multiple Use' (IUCN VI).[3]

Zone IUCN Activities permitted Area
(km2)
Recreational fishing Commercial fishing Mining
Marine National Park II No No No 56,793
Recreational Use IV Yes No No 323
Multiple Use VI Yes with approval with approval 826
[Note 1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Summary of permitted activities only, see source for details[4]

References

  1. ^ "Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve on OpenStreetMap". openstreetmap.org. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. © Commonwealth of Australia
    . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^
    © Commonwealth of Australia
    . Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. © Commonwealth of Australia
    . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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