Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park (state waters)

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Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park
South Australia
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View of Seal Bay (with Nobby Islet in background) where a Restricted Access Zone is in force.
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Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park
Nearest town or city Kingscote
Coordinates 36°08′34″S137°30′10″E / 36.142795°S 137.502661°E / -36.142795; 137.502661 Coordinates: 36°08′34″S137°30′10″E / 36.142795°S 137.502661°E / -36.142795; 137.502661 [1]
Established29 January 2009 [2]
Area673 square kilometres (260 sq mi) [3] :5
Managing authorities Department for Environment and Water
Website Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park

Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in state coastal waters adjoining both the south coast of Kangaroo Island and a group of islets located to the south of Kangaroo Island. [1] [3] :5 & 23

The marine park was established on 29 January 2009 under the Marine Parks Act 2007. [2]

The marine park consists of two areas of water. [3] :5,23 The first is the portion of state waters on the southern coast of Kangaroo Island to a distance of 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) from ‘median high water’ from the western end of the Seal Bay Conservation Park in the west to the southern headland of D'Estrees Bay in the east including the waters around Pelorus Islet. [3] :5,23,26 The second is the extent of state waters around the following exposed islets located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) south-west of Cape Gantheaume - North Rock, Young Rocks and South West Rock. [1] [3] :5,23-26

The marine park is divided into zones to manage the marine environment to ensure varying degrees of “protection for habitats and biodiversity” and varying levels of “ecologically sustainable development and use” as follows: [1] [3] :5,13-14,23-26

  1. One “restricted access zone” which underlays the full extent of the Seal Bay Aquatic Reserve and part of the Seal Bay Conservation Park.
  2. One “sanctuary zone” that occupies the full extent of the marine park iat its western end and where “the removal or harm of plants, animals or marine products” is prohibited. It adjoins both the Seal Bay Conservation Park and the Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area, and overlays the full extent of the Bales Beach Aquatic Reserve.
  3. Two “habitat protection zones” adjoining the remainder of the coastline of Kangaroo Island in the east and the waters around North Rock, Young Rocks and South West Rock, where “activities and uses that do not harm habitats or the functioning of ecosystems” are only permitted.

The portion of the marine park on the coastline of Kangaroo Island is adjoined by the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park which is a marine protected area managed by the Australian government, on its southern side at the limits of state waters. [4]

As of 2016, the marine park has been classified under the IUCN system of protected area categories with the “restricted access zone” being Category Ia, the “sanctuary zone” being IUCN Category II and the “habitat protection zones” being IUCN Category IV. [5] [3] :23-26

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search result for 'Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park ' with the following datasets being selected - 'State Marine Park Network', 'State Marine Park Network Zoning', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Marine Parks Proclamation 2009 under section 10 of the Marine Parks Act 2007". THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. p. 481. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park Management Plan 2012" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia. 2012. pp. 5, 6, 13-14 and 23-26. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Director of National Parks (2018). South-west Marine Parks Network Management Plan 2018 (PDF). Canberra: Director of National Parks. pp. 90–91. ISBN   978-0-9876152-4-4 . Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of South Australia". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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