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Overview of protected areas in Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queensland is the second-largest state in Australia. As at 2020, it contained more than 1,000 protected areas.[1] In August 2023, it was estimated a total of 14.5 million hectares or 8.38% of Queensland's landmass was protected.[2]
Marine protected areas within the Queensland jurisdiction consist of fish habitat areas declared under the Fisheries Act 1994 and marine parks declared under the Marine Parks Act 2004.[105][106][107]
Fish habitat areas are listed in two lists - 'A' and 'B'.[105]
The Queensland jurisdiction only included the following three marine parks as of 2016; the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is located within the Australian government's jurisdiction.[105]
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