The Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park is a
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
in the Australian state of
South Australia occupying three islands located west-southwest of
Coffin Bay
Coffin Bay, originally Coffin's Bay, is a town at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula, a wheat growing area of South Australia. At the 2016 census, Coffin Bay had a population of 611. Material was copied from this source, which is ava ...
on the
Eyre Peninsula. The group, which includes Black Rocks and Sudden Jerk Island (also known as Avoid Island), supports breeding populations of seabirds and marine mammals. Colonies of the endangered
Australian Sea-lion (''Neophoca cinerea'') and protected
New Zealand Fur-seal (''Arctocephalus forsteri'') occur on some of these islands.
The conservation park is classified as an
IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
Category Ia protected area.
References
External links
Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park webpage on protected planet
Conservation parks of South Australia
Protected areas established in 1968
1968 establishments in Australia
Great Australian Bight
Islands of South Australia
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