Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth waters)
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The Ningaloo Marine Park (formerly known as the Ningaloo Commonwealth Marine Reserve) is an
A marine park of the same name lies directly east, but is managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife of Western Australia.
Conservation values
Species and habitat
- Has a high abundance of Manta Rays within lagoons and outer reef areas.[6]
- Foraging areas for vulnerable and migratory whale sharks.
- Foraging areas and adjacent to important nesting sites for marine turtles.
- Includes part of the migratory pathway of the protected humpback whale.[7]
Bioregions and ecology
The reserve includes shallow shelf environments and provides protection for shelf and slope habitats, as well as pinnacle and terrace seafloor features. Examples of the seafloor habitats and communities of the Central Western Shelf Transition provincial bioregion.[7]
Conservation Issues
Climate change is of high concern within this marine park due to effects such as ocean acidification, flooding, storms, and increased wave energy.[6]
History
The marine park was originally proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 on 20 May 1987 as the Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters). The marine park was proclaimed under the EPBC Act on 14 December 2013 as a Commonwealth Marine Reserve and renamed Ningaloo Marine Park on 9 October 2017.[5]
Summary of protection zones
The Ningaloo Marine Park has been assigned
The following table is a summary of the zoning rules within the Ningaloo Marine Park:[5]
| Zone | IUCN | Activities permitted | Total area (km2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vessel transiting | Recreational fishing | Commercial fishing | Commercial aquaculture | Commercial tourism | Mining | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Park | II | Yes | No | No | No | excludes fishing, with approval | No | 36,050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recreational Use | II | Yes | Yes | No | No | excludes fishing, with approval | No | 1,170 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| External link: Zoning and rules for the North-west Marine Parks Network | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- Protected areas managed by the Australian government
References
- ^ Map data: Sanctuary IUCN Ia and National Park IUCN II zones ('no take' zones) from Australian Marine Parks, (2018) Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy. CC BY 4.0. http://www.environment.gov.au/fed/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7BCD8877F3-8C39-4A20-A53F-070FBEE5AF3C%7D
- ^ "Relation: Ningaloo Marine Park (8426821)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy (2018). Ningaloo Marine Park (PDF) (Map). Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)" (PDF). Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. June 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "North-west Marine Parks Network Management Plan 2018" (PDF). Parks Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-981-13-2537-3, retrieved 11 February 2021
- ^ a b "Ningaloo Commonwealth Marine Reserve". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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