Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Nearest town or city Kingscote
Coordinates 36°8′54.96″S 137°22′8.39″E / 36.1486000°S 137.3689972°E / -36.1486000; 137.3689972Coordinates: 36°8′54.96″S 137°22′8.39″E / 36.1486000°S 137.3689972°E / -36.1486000; 137.3689972
Established 8 December 2012 (2012-12-08)[1]
Area 629.93 km2 (243.2 sq mi)[2]
Managing authorities Department of the Environment
Website Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a marine protected area located south of South Australia in waters within the Australian Exclusive economic zone to the south of Kangaroo Island and ranging in depth from 15 metres (49 ft) to 100 metres (330 ft). It was gazetted in November 2012. It is part of a group of Commonwealth marine reserves managed by the Department of the Environment known as the South-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network. It is bounded on its northern side by the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park which is managed by the Government of South Australia. The reserve includes an ecosystem representative of the bioregion known as the "Spencer Gulf Shelf Province", a "key ecological feature" consisting of a feature known as the "Kangaroo Island Pool" and the associated "Eyre Peninsula upwelling" both notable for their "high productivity, breeding and feeding aggregations", a calving area for southern right whale and feeding areas for both the Australian sea lion and the great white shark. The reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[2][1][3][4][5]

Map of southern Western Australia and South Australia
The South-west Corner Marine Reserves Network, including the Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Commonwealth Marine Reserves) Proclamation 2012 - F2012L02188". Commonwealth of Australia, Comlaw. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) - consolidated data set for all marine protected areas in Australian State and Commonwealth waters (refer "DETAIL' tab)". Department of the Environment. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park Management Plan 2012" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 2012. pp. 24/26. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve". Department of the Environment (DoE). Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve - Maps". Department of the Environment (DoE). Retrieved 12 July 2015.


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