Nelson Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Australian marine protected area near the South Australia-Victoria border

39°19′S 139°51′E / 39.31°S 139.85°E / -39.31; 139.85^[1]Area6,123 km² (2,364 sq mi)EstablishedAugust 31, 2007 (2007-08-31)Governing bodyParks Australia (Commonwealth of Australia)environment.gov.au/topics/marine/marine-reserves/south-east/nelson

Nelson Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a 6,123 km² marine protected area within Australian waters located in the Southern Ocean^[2] near the South Australia-Victoria border. The reserve was established in 2007^[3] and is part of the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network.

The reserve spans deepwater ecosystems (below 3,000 m (9,800 ft)) and encloses geological features including plateaus, knolls, canyons and the abyssal plain. It is an important migration area for humpback, blue, fin and possibly sei whales.^[4]

Protection

The entirety of the Nelson marine reserve area is IUCN protected area category VI and is zoned as 'Special Purpose'.^[4]

Zone	IUCN	Activities permitted			Area (km²)
Zone	IUCN	Recreational fishing	Commercial fishing	Mining	Area (km²)
Special Purpose	VI	Yes	No	with approval	6,123
^{[Note 1]}

Notes

^ Summary of permitted activities only, see source for details^[5]

References

^ "Nelson Commonwealth Marine Reserve on OpenStreetMap". openstreetmap.org. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ See Southern Ocean and Indian Ocean regarding differing recognitions of the boundaries
^ "Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2014 - Marine". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Nelson Commonwealth Marine Reserve". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network - Zoning and activities". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

External links

Nelson Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network website

Protected areas managed by the Australian Government

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