Discovery Bay Marine National Park

This article is about the marine national park. For the adjacent coastal park, see Discovery Bay Coastal Park.

Discovery Bay Marine National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Discovery Bay Marine National Park
Location	Victoria
Nearest city	Portland
Coordinates	38°21′S141°22′E / 38.350°S 141.367°E / -38.350; 141.367
Area	27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi) [1]
Established	16 November 2002 (2002-11-16) [1]
Governing body	Parks Victoria
Website	Official website
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site
Designated	28 February 2018
Reference no.	2344 [2]

The Discovery Bay Marine National Park is a protected marine national park located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia The 2,770-hectare (6,800-acre) marine park is located near Portland, ^{[3] [4] [5]} and extends along 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of coastline on the western side of Cape Bridgewater, from Cape Duquesne to Blacks Beach, and offshore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) to the limit of Victorian waters.

The Discovery Bay Coastal Park protects the adjacent coastline.

See also

• Australia portal
• environment portal

• Protected areas of Victoria
• List of national parks of Australia

References

1. Discovery Bay Marine National Park management plan (PDF) (PDF). Melbourne: Government of Victoria. February 2007. pp. 1, 5. ISBN   978-0-7311-8361-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
2. "Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
3. "Discovery Bay Marine National Park". Parks Victoria . Government of Victoria. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
4. "Discovery Bay Marine National Park: visitor guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
5. Plummer, A.; Morris, L.; Blake, S.; Ball, S. (September 2003). "Marine Natural Values Study: Victorian Marine National Parks and Sanctuaries" (PDF). Parks Victoria Technical Series (PDF). Government of Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

External links

• "Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Coordinates" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
• "Discovery Bay Marine National Park: Marine Natural Values Study Summary" (PDF). Parks Victoria and Deakin University (PDF). Government of Victoria.
• Discovery Bay Marine National Park (PDF) (Map). Parks Victoria, Government of Victoria. January 2014.