| Great Australian Bight Marine National Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
 Coastline typical of that which adjoins the Great Australian Bight Marine National Park | |
  Great Australian Bight Marine National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Ceduna[2] |
| Coordinates | 31°37′40″S 131°44′48″E / 31.6278239819999°S 131.746557227°E[1] |
| Established | 26 September 1996[3] |
| Area | 1,233.22 km2 (476.1 sq mi)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Great Australian Bight Marine National Park is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located 918 km (570 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide.
It consists of two sections occupying the ocean immediately adjoining the coastline up to a distance of 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) and extending from the Western Australia border in the west to a place known as the Tchalingaby Sandhills in the east. The gap between the two sections is also a protected area known as the Great Australian Bight Marine Park Whale Sanctuary which was proclaimed on 22 June 1995 under the Fisheries Act 1982 (SA). The national park is also part of the group of marine protected areas which are located together in waters within Australian and South Australian jurisdictions within the Great Australian Bight and which is collectively known as the Great Australian Bight Marine Park.[4][5]
The national park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA) by the South Australian Government on 26 September 1996 principally to protect the calving waters of the Southern right whale and the Australian sea lion populations. On 5 February 2004, rights under the state's Mining Act 1971 and the Petroleum Act 1940 and under the Commonwealth statute, the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982, for "entry, prospecting, exploration or mining" existing under the original proclamation were removed. Since late 2012, the national park and the whale sanctuary have also been within the boundaries of the Far West Coast Marine Park.[6][4][5][7]
The national park is classified as an IUCN category II protected area.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTIONS 28 AND 43: CONSTITUTION OF GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT MARINE NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Government of South Australia. 26 September 1996. pp. 1209–1210. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) Management Plan 2005-2012. Director of National Parks, Commonwealth of Australia. 2005. p. 3. ISBN 0 642 550794.
- ^ a b Edyvane, K. (1998b). Great Australian Bight Marine Park Management Plan, Part B, Resource Information (PDF). Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs, South Australia. pp. v & 3.
- ^ Far West Coast Marine Park Management Plan 2012 (PDF). Department for Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). 2012. pp. 3, 25, 27 & 29.
- ^ "National Parks and Wildlife (Great Australian Bight Marine National Park) Variation Proclamation 2004". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 5 February 2004. p. 347. Retrieved 5 December 2019.