Derby Darwin Broome Onslow Exmouth Wyndham Kalbarri Karratha Carnarvon Kununurra Port Hedland 130°E 120°E 110°E 110°E 15°S 15°S 20°S 20°S 25°S Final North-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network Proposal Australian Government Data Sources: DSEWPaC (2006): Commonwealth Marine Planning Regions DSEWPaC (2010): CAPAD DSEWPaC (2012): Final Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network Proposal Geoscience Australia (1998): Australia, TOPO-2.5M Topographic Data Geoscience Australia (2006): Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) v2.0 Produced by the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. © Commonwealth of Australia, 2012 Western Australia Northern Territory 0 150 300 450 600 75 Approximate scale (km) Projection: Geographics Maritime boundaries Marine region boundaries Limit of the Australian exclusive economic zone Limit of coastal waters Australia - Indonesia MoU Box (1974) Proposed zoning Marine National Park Zone (IUCN II) Habitat Protection Zone (IUCN IV) Multiple Use Zone (IUCN VI) Other protected areas Existing Commonwealth marine reserves Final South-west and North network proposals Shark Bay World Heritage Area State marine parks South-west Marine Region North Marine Region Rowley Shoals Ashmore reef Gascoyne Commonwealth Marine Reserve Argo-Rowley Terrace Commonwealth Marine Reserve Shark Bay Commonwealth Marine Reserve Eighty Mile Beach Commonwealth Marine Reserve Kimberley Commonwealth Marine Reserve Carnarvon Canyon Commonwealth Marine Reserve Roebuck Commonwealth Marine Reserve Scott reef Browse Island Cartier Island Exmouth Existing Rowley Shoals state marine park Existing Ningaloo state marine park Rowley Shoals Existing Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve 0 100 50 km Existing Ningaloo marine park (Commonwealth Waters) 0 100 50 km Karratha 0 50 25 km Dampier Commonwealth Marine Reserve Montebello Commonwealth Marine Reserve For information on the activities allowed in the different zone types, please refer to the department’s website www.environment.gov.au/marinereserves.

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Page 1: Final North-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network Proposal€¦ · DSEWPaC (2012): Final Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network Proposal Geoscience Australia (1998): Australia,

Derby

Darwin

Broome

OnslowExmouth

Wyndham

Kalbarri

Karratha

Carnarvon

Kununurra

Port Hedland

130°E

120°E

110°E

110°E15

°S

15°S

20°S

25°S

Final North-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network Proposal

Australian Government Data Sources:DSEWPaC (2006): Commonwealth Marine Planning RegionsDSEWPaC (2010): CAPADDSEWPaC (2012): Final Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network ProposalGeoscience Australia (1998): Australia, TOPO-2.5M Topographic DataGeoscience Australia (2006): Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) v2.0Produced by the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN)Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. © Commonwealth of Australia, 2012

Western Australia Northern Territory

0 150 300 450 60075Approximate scale (km)Projection: Geographics

Maritime boundariesMarine region boundariesLimit of the Australian exclusive economic zoneLimit of coastal watersAustralia - Indonesia MoU Box (1974)

Proposed zoningMarine National Park Zone (IUCN II)Habitat Protection Zone (IUCN IV)Multiple Use Zone (IUCN VI)

Other protected areasExisting Commonwealth marine reservesFinal South-west and North network proposalsShark Bay World Heritage AreaState marine parks

South-westMarine Region

NorthMarine Region

Rowley Shoals

Ashmorereef

GascoyneCommonwealthMarine Reserve

Argo-Rowley TerraceCommonwealthMarine Reserve

Shark BayCommonwealthMarine Reserve