Central Eastern Marine Park

Australian marine park offshore from the edge of the continental shelf off New South Wales

30°24′13″S 155°03′00″E / 30.4037°S 155.0500°E / -30.4037; 155.0500^[2]Area70,054 km² (27,048 sq mi)Established1 July 2018OperatorParks AustraliaWebsitehttps://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/temperate-east

The Central Eastern Marine Park (formerly known as the Central Eastern Commonwealth Marine Reserve) is an Australian marine park that extends from the edge of the continental shelf, offshore of New South Wales and 30 km (19 mi) from Coffs Harbour, to about 200 km (120 mi) offshore into deep ocean waters. It incorporates the waters above most of the southern portion of the Tasmantid Seamount Chain. The marine park covers an area of 70,054 km² (27,048 sq mi) and is assigned IUCN category IV. It is one of 8 parks managed under the Temperate East Marine Parks Network.^[3]

Conservation values

Species and habitat

Biologically important areas for the protected humpback whale, vulnerable white shark and a number of migratory seabirds.
Represents seafloor features including: abyssal plain/deep ocean floor, canyon, pinnacle, slope, knoll/abyssal-hills/hills/mountains/peak, and seamount/guyot.^[4]

Bioregions and ecology

Examples of the ecosystems of the Central Eastern Province, Central Eastern Shelf Transition, and Tasman Basin Province provincial bioregions and the Tweed-Moreton meso-scale bioregion.
Canyons on the eastern continental slope (part of one of three shelf-incising canyons occurring in the region is represented).
Tasmantid Seamount Chain (known breeding and feeding areas for a number of open ocean species such as billfish and marine mammals).^[4]

History

The marine park was proclaimed under the EPBC Act on 14 December 2013 and renamed Central Eastern Marine Park on 9 October 2017.^[3] The management plan and protection measures of the marine park came into effect for the first time on 1 July 2018.

Summary of protection zones

The Central Eastern Marine Park has been assigned IUCN protected area category IV. However, within the marine park there are three protection zones, each zone has an IUCN category and related rules for managing activities to ensure the protection of marine habitats and species.^[3]

The following table is a summary of the zoning rules within the Central Eastern Marine Park:^[3]

Zone	IUCN	Activities permitted						Total area (km²)
Zone	IUCN	Vessel transiting	Recreational fishing	Commercial fishing	Commercial aquaculture	Commercial tourism	Mining	Total area (km²)
National Park	II	Yes	No	No	No	excludes fishing, with approval	No	8,110
Habitat Protection	IV	Yes	Yes	some, with approval	with approval	with approval	No	61,336
Multiple Use	VI	Yes	Yes	most, with approval	with approval	with approval	with approval	608
External link: Zoning and rules for the Temperate East Marine Parks Network

References

^ Map data: Sanctuary IUCN Ia and National Park IUCN II zones ('no take' zones) from Australian Marine Parks, (2018) Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy. CC BY 4.0. http://www.environment.gov.au/fed/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7BCD8877F3-8C39-4A20-A53F-070FBEE5AF3C%7D
^ "Way: Central Eastern Marine Park (604614728)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Temperate East Marine Parks Network Management Plan 2018" (PDF). Parks Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Central Eastern Commonwealth Marine Reserve". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU). Retrieved 16 August 2018.

External links

Temperate East Marine Parks Network - Parks Australia
Temperate East Marine Parks Network - environment.gov.au (outdated)

Protected areas managed by the Australian Government

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Australian marine parks

South-west Marine Park Network	Abrolhos Jurien Two Rocks Perth Canyon Geographe South-west Corner Eastern Recherche Twilight Bremer Great Australian Bight Murat Western Eyre Western Kangaroo Island Southern Kangaroo Island
North-west Marine Park Network	Carnarvon Canyon Shark Bay Gascoyne Ningaloo Montebello Dampier Rowley Shoals Eighty Mile Beach Argo-Rowley Terrace Mermaid Reef Roebuck Kimberley Ashmore Reef Cartier Island
North Marine Park Network	Oceanic Shoals Joseph Bonaparte Gulf Arafura Arnhem Wessel Limmen Gulf of Carpentaria West Cape York
Coral Sea Marine Park	Coral Sea
Temperate East Marine Park Network	Jervis Hunter Cod Grounds Solitary Islands Central Eastern Gifford Lord Howe Norfolk
South-east Marine Parks Network	Apollo Beagle Boags East Gippsland Flinders Franklin Freycinet Huon Macquarie Island Murray Nelson South Tasman Rise Tasman Fracture Zeehan