St Kilda – Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve

St Kilda – Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in waters on the east coast of Gulf St Vincent adjoining the suburbs of Buckland Park and St Kilda about 24.8 kilometres (15.4 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide.^[3]

St Kilda – Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
St Kilda – Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve
Nearest town or city	Port Adelaide.
Coordinates	34.7032°S 138.4729°E / -34.7032; 138.4729
Established	1 January 1971 (1971-01-01)[1]
Area	14.25 km2 (5.5 sq mi)[2]
Managing authorities	Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA)
Footnotes	Coordinates[2] Nearest town[3]
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

It extends from the St Kilda boat channel, being the north boundary of the Barker Inlet-St Kilda Aquatic Reserve, located in Barker Inlet on the south to Chapman Creek in the north and includes land subject to tidal inundation in both Buckland Park and St Kilda.^[3][4]

It was declared in 1980 for the purpose of “the conservation of mangrove seagrass communities and the protection of nursery areas for major commercial and recreational fish species” and to provide “buffer area between commercial fishing activity and the Barker Inlet Aquatic Reserve (sic).” Permitted Activities include use of boats, the removal of fish by rod and line or handline and the collecting of blood worms for bait by use of a hand net.^[4]

It shares territory with the following protected areas - the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary and the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary.^[3][5]

The aquatic reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.^[2]

See also

• Protected areas of South Australia
• List of protected areas in Adelaide

References

1. "Summary of SA Marine Protected Areas by Type (see 'SA Reserve List' tab)". Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 10 February 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
2. "Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) - Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of South Australia (refer "DETAIL' tab)". Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
3. "Search result for "Barker Inlet-St Kilda Aquatic Reserve" with the following databases selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Aquatic Reserves", "Dolphin Sanctuary" and "NPW and Conservation Reserve Boundaries", "Coastline MHWM" and "Metropolitan Adelaide Boundary (Development Act 1993)"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
4. Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) (2007), Aquatic Reserve: St Kilda – Chapman Creek (PDF), Primary Industries and Regions South Australia, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014
5. "Saltfields, Creating the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary" (PDF). The Government of South Australia, Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). 1 September 2014. p. 19. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

External links

• Webpage for the St Kilda-Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve on the Protected Planet webpage