Marine Bioregional Planning in the North
North Marine Region
- The North Marine Region covers more than 715,000 square kilometres of ocean covering the Gulf of Carpentaria, Arafura Sea and the Timor Sea as far west as the Northern Territory – Western Australian border.
- The Region is characterised by very shallow-water tropical marine ecosystems with water depths generally less than 70 metres. From a global perspective, the region is part of a vast species-rich belt of waters stretching from the western Pacific to the East coast of Africa.
- Endemism is not particularly high by Australian standards, however, like the North-West, the North Marine Region is home to globally significant populations of internationally threatened species.
Map of the North Marine Region
Source: ERIN
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Bioregional profile
Contacts
The Director
Tropical North Marine Conservation
Marine Division
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Or email:
mbp.north@environment.gov.au