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Australian marine park in the Rowley Shoals north-west of Broome, Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mermaid Reef Marine Park (previously known as the Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve) is an Australian marine park in the Rowley Shoals, located approximately 280 kilometres (170 mi) north-west of Broome, Western Australia. The marine park covers an area of 540 km2 (210 sq mi) and is assigned IUCN category II. It is one of 13 parks managed under the North-west Marine Parks Network, and lies adjacent to the Argo-Rowley Terrace Marine Park[3]
Mermaid Reef Marine Park | |
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Location | Australia |
Coordinates | 17.0917°S 119.6250°E[2] |
Area | 540 km2 (210 sq mi) |
Established | 10 April 1991 |
Operator | Parks Australia |
Website | parksaustralia |
The Marine Park was originally proclaimed on 10 April 1991 as the Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve. It was proclaimed as a Commonwealth Marine Reserve in 2013 and later renamed Mermaid Reef Marine Park on 9 October 2017.[3]
The Mermaid Reef Marine park has been assigned IUCN protected area category II and is wholly zoned as a National Park.[3]
The following table is a summary of the zoning rules within the Mermaid Reef Marine Park:[3]
Zone | IUCN | Activities permitted | Total area (km2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vessel transiting | Recreational fishing | Commercial fishing | Commercial aquaculture | Commercial tourism | Mining | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Park | II | Yes | No | No | No | excludes fishing, with approval | No | 540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External link: Zoning and rules for the North-west Marine Parks Network |
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