Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park

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Coordinates: 38°16′45″S 144°42′55″E / 38.27917°S 144.71528°E / -38.27917; 144.71528
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Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park
Victoria
Pope's Eye fort located within the marine park.
Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park is located in Victoria
Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park
Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park
Nearest town or cityMelbourne
Coordinates38°16′45″S 144°42′55″E / 38.27917°S 144.71528°E / -38.27917; 144.71528
Established16 November 2002 (2002-11-16)[1]
Area35.8 km2 (13.8 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesParks Victoria
WebsitePort Phillip Heads Marine National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Victoria

The Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park is a

Victoria, Australia. The 3,580-hectare (8,800-acre) marine national park comprises six separate sites located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) south-west of Melbourne
and stretches along 40 kilometres (25 mi) of coastline of Victoria.

Location and features

The marine national park was created on 16 November 2002 and represents an expansion of, as well as giving stronger protection to, areas previously collectively termed the Harold Holt Marine Reserve system. The park is assigned the IUCN's Category II of the United Nations’ List of National Parks and Protected Areas, showing that the park is managed by Parks Victoria primarily for ecosystem protection and recreation.[1][2]

The six sites in the marine national park are Mud Islands, Point Lonsdale, Point Nepean, Pope's Eye, Portsea Hole, and Swan Bay.

The closest towns to the areas include

Point Lonsdale
.

Habitats protected by the marine national park include

marine invertebrates
. It also protects areas and items of historic, archaeological and cultural significance.

Additional and overlapping protection[

wetlands
of international importance.

Threats

A proposal to dredge mechanically the entrance to Port Phillip and sections of the main shipping channel to the Port of Melbourne, in order to facilitate access by larger ships, has the potential to cause extensive turbidity, the release of toxic sediments and mechanical damage to reefs, threatening benthic communities as well as affecting economic activities in the bay such as diving businesses and fishing.

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-7311-8349-5. Retrieved 27 August 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
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  2. ^ "Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. December 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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