Western Eyre Marine Park (formerly Western Eyre Commonwealth Marine Reserve) 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 ...
located in the
Great Australian Bight south 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 ...
in waters within the
Australian Exclusive economic zone.
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It was gazetted in November 2012.][
The marine park consists of three zones - a marine national park zone ( IUCN Category II) which occupies three separate areas of ocean with a total area of , a multiple use zone (]IUCN Category VI
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 ...
) with an area of and a special purpose zone (IUCN Category VI) with an area of .[
It is part of the group of Australian marine parks known as the ''South-West Marine Park Network''.][
It lies east of the ]Great Australian Bight Marine Park
Great Australian Bight Marine Park is the name given to a group of marine protected areas which are located together within both Australian and South Australian jurisdictions in the Great Australian Bight and which has been in use as recently as ...
.
Map
See also
* Protected areas managed by the Australian government
Notes
External links
Oficial webpageWebpage for the Western Eyre Commonwealth Marine Reserve on the Protected Planet website
''Required attribution:'' © Commonwealth of Australia 2013
{{Protected areas managed by the Australian Government , state=collapsed
IUCN Category II
IUCN Category VI
Australian marine parks
Protected areas established in 2012
2012 establishments in Australia
Great Australian Bight