__NOTOC__ Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park is 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 conserv ...

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 state coastal waters adjoining both 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 ...

and a group of islets located to the south of Kangaroo Island. The marine park was established on 29 January 2009 under the ''Marine Parks Act 2007''. The marine park consists of two areas of water. The first is the portion of state waters on the southern coast of Kangaroo Island to a distance of from ‘median high water’ from the western end of 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 ...

in the west to the southern headland of

D'Estrees Bay D'Estrees Bay (french: Baie D'Estrees) is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the southern coast of Kangaroo Island about south of Kingscote, the Island's principal centre. D’Estrees Bay was named in 1803 by Peron a ...

in the east including the waters around

Pelorus Islet Pelorus Islet (also known as Pelorus Reef and Pelorus Rock) is an islet in the Australian state of South Australia located in Great Australian Bight off the south coast of Kangaroo Island approximately east south-east of Cape Gantheaume. It ...

. The second is the extent of state waters around the following exposed islets located about south-west of Cape Gantheaume - North Rock, Young Rocks and South West Rock. The marine park is divided into zones to manage the marine environment to ensure varying degrees of “protection for habitats and biodiversity” and varying levels of “ecologically sustainable development and use” as follows: #One “restricted access zone” which underlays the full extent of the

Seal Bay Aquatic Reserve __NOTOC__ Seal Bay Aquatic Reserve was a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in waters off the south coast of Kangaroo Island immediately adjoining and including the intertidal zone within the locality of Se ...

and part of the Seal Bay Conservation Park. #One “sanctuary zone” that occupies the full extent of the marine park iat its western end and where “the removal or harm of plants, animals or marine products” is prohibited. It adjoins both the Seal Bay Conservation Park and the

Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island in South Australia about south west of Kingscote. It was established in 1993 on land previously part of the Cape Gantheaume Conserva ...

, and overlays the full extent of the

Bales Beach Aquatic Reserve __NOTOC__ Bales Beach Aquatic Reserve was a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in waters off the south coast of Kangaroo Island immediately adjoining and including the intertidal zone within the locality of ...

. #Two “habitat protection zones” adjoining the remainder of the coastline of Kangaroo Island in the east and the waters around North Rock, Young Rocks and South West Rock, where “activities and uses that do not harm habitats or the functioning of ecosystems” are only permitted. The portion of the marine park on the coastline of Kangaroo Island is adjoined by the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park which is a marine protected area managed by the Australian government, on its southern side at the limits of state waters. As of 2016, the marine park has been classified under the IUCN system of protected area categories with the “restricted access zone” being Category Ia, the “sanctuary zone” being

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and the “habitat protection zones” being

IUCN Category IV IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The enlisting of such areas is part ...

References

External links

Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park official webpage
{{Marine protected areas of South Australia, state=collapsed Marine parks of South Australia IUCN Category II IUCN Category IV Protected areas established in 2009 2009 establishments in Australia Protected areas of Kangaroo Island