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__NOTOC__ Bales Beach Aquatic Reserve was a
marine protected area Marine protected areas (MPA) are protected areas of seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes. These marine areas can come in many forms ranging from wildlife refuges to research facilities. MPAs restrict human activity for a conse ...
in the Australian state of
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
located in waters off the south coast of
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga (literally 'Island of the Dead' in the language of the Kaurna people), is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, southwest ...
immediately adjoining and including the intertidal zone within the locality of Seal Bay whose full extent is occupied by the
Seal Bay Conservation Park Seal Bay Conservation Park is a protected area located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia. It is the home of the third largest Australian sea lion colony in Australia. It is one of the most pop ...
. It was declared after 1971 for the purpose of ‘the protection of a major breeding colony of the Australian sea lion’. The collection or the removal of any marine organism was prohibited within the reserve. The aquatic reserve which immediately adjoined the Seal Bay Aquatic Reserve extents eastward for a distance of about Bay and also extends seaward a distance of about . It has an area of . While it was managed in conjunction with the Seal Bay Aquatic Reserve, it was gazetted as a separate aquatic reserve. On 20 October 2016, it was abolished. Since 2012, it was located within the boundaries of a “habitat protection zone” within the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park. The aquatic reserve was classified as an IUCN Category II protected area.


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Protected areas of South Australia Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 sepa ...


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Entry for Bales Beach Aquatic Reserve on the Protected Planet website
{{Marine protected areas of South Australia, state=collapsed Aquatic reserves of South Australia Protected areas established in 1971 1971 establishments in Australia Protected areas disestablished in 2016 2016 disestablishments in Australia Protected areas of Kangaroo Island