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Designation: Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Designation Type: National
Status: Designated
Governance Type: Federal or national ministry or agency in charge
No Take: Part
No Take Area km²: 128677.0
Reported Marine Area km²: 271898.0
fishing: Unknown
fishing info:
access: Unknown
constancy: Unknown
permanence: Unknown
protection focus: Unknown
primary conservation focus: Unknown
secondary conservation focus: Unknown
tertiary conservation focus: Unknown
Management Authority: Australian Government, Director of National Parks
Management Plan Type:
Management Plan Reference: Not Reported
IUCN Category: II
International Criteria: Not Applicable
MPA id: 15013
Area Notes (from WDPA):
Area Notes:

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South-west Corner Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Australia: Not Reported

Site Description

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE USERS

Transitional arrangements

Until a management plan comes into effect transitional arrangements apply.

Under the transitional arrangements, there are NO CHANGES ON THE WATER for users of new areas added to the Commonwealth marine reserves estate.
NOTE: There are no changes to management arrangements in the marine reserves that existed prior to the establishment of the new reserves, that is, the same restrictions on activities will continue to apply even where those reserves have been incorporated into new reserves.

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Data Sources

Original data record from World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) via ProtectedPlanet.net [view record on site].

Data from ProtectedPlanet.net

Marine Conservation Institute and the Waitt Foundation provide this interactive tool to help users visualize the locations and coverage of global marine protected areas (MPA). This atlas provides information on over 8000 MPAs globally, drawing on datasets from the World Database on Protected Areas¹, US MPA Center², and other country- and regional-level data authorities, as well as research conducted by the Marine Conservation Institute.

In addition to MPA boundaries and site management information, this dataset contains information on conservation measures with a particular focus on those restricting the exploitation of marine life.

Features on this site are designed to allow users to understand (1) where current protection exists and at what level, and (2), where important areas for future protection are and any processes underway to establish MPAs. This provides vital information to countries and their citizens interested in ocean conservation, management and stewardship.

The dataset is constantly being updated and we welcome visitors to the site to provide feedback and update content by creating a member account on MPAtlas today.

Major Data Sources:
1: IUCN and UNEP. 2010. The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). UNEP-WCMC. Cambridge, UK. www.protectedplanet.net
2: US MPA Center. 2012. Marine Protected Areas Inventory. http://www.mpa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/