Western_Eyre_Marine_Park
Western Eyre Marine Park
Marine protected area in the Great Australian Bight, off South Australia
Western Eyre Marine Park (formerly Western Eyre Commonwealth Marine Reserve) is a marine protected area located in the Great Australian Bight south of South Australia in waters within the Australian Exclusive economic zone.[2]
It was gazetted in November 2012.[1]
The marine park consists of three zones - a marine national park zone (IUCN Category II) which occupies three separate areas of ocean with a total area of 17,439 square kilometres (6,733 square miles), a multiple use zone (IUCN Category VI) with an area of 16,107 square kilometres (6,219 square miles) and a special purpose zone (IUCN Category VI) with an area of 24,400 square kilometres (9,400 square miles).[2][4]
It is part of the group of Australian marine parks known as the South-West Marine Park Network.[2]
It lies east of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park.[5]