Boags_Commonwealth_Marine_Reserve

Boags Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Boags Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Australian marine protected area in Bass Strait off north-west Tasmania

Boags Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a 537 km2 marine protected area within Australian waters located off the coast of north-west Tasmania in Bass Strait. The reserve was established in 2007,[2] and is the smallest reserve of the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network.

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The reserve is a sample of the bottom-dwelling creatures that live in the sea-floor sediments and muds of Bass Strait, such as crustaceans, polychaete worms, and molluscs. It is an important foraging area for a variety of seabirds that nest on the nearby islands, particularly the Hunter Island Group which includes Three Hummock Island.[3]

Protection

The entirety of the Boags marine reserve area is IUCN protected area category VI and zoned as 'Multiple Use'.[3]

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See also

Notes

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    Summary of permitted activities only, see source for details[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Boags Commonwealth Marine Reserve on OpenStreetMap". openstreetmap.org. OpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2014 - Marine". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Boags Commonwealth Marine Reserve". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. [4]
    "South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network - Zoning and activities". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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