North-west Marine Region
North-west Marine Bioregional Plan Bioregional Profile
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2008
ISBN 978-642-55448-2
About the profile
The North-west Bioregional Profile is the starting point for developing a Marine Bioregional Plan. The Profile focuses on the natural assets of the North-west Marine Region, describes its ecological characteristics, outlines its conservation values and explains how new marine reserves will be identified. Additionally, it provides a broad description of the human activities that take place in the region.
The Bioregional Profile summarises information detailed in a number of reports produced through the marine bioregional planning process. These reports have been made available to assist in better understanding the North-west Marine Region and do not necessarily reflect the views of the government or indicate a commitment to a particular course of action.
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Full report
Chapters of the report
- Ministerial Foreword, Contents, Preface and Executive Summary (PDF - 1,579 KB) | (RTF - 1,348 KB)
- Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 1,061 KB) | (RTF - 617 KB)
- Chapter 2 - The Marine Environment of the North-west Marine Region (PDF - 2,422 KB) | (RTF - 1,794 KB)
- Chapter 3 - Conservation Values of the North-west Marine Region (PDF - 1,250 KB) | (RTF - 480 KB)
- Chapter 4 - Establishing New Marine Protected Areas in the North-west Marine Region (PDF 1,378 KB) | (RTF - 374 KB)
- Chapter 5 - Human Activities and the North-west Marine Region (PDF 4,582 KB) | (RTF - 2,117 KB)
- Chapter 6 - Developing a North-west Marine Bioregional Plan: Next Steps (PDF 926 KB) | (RTF - 2,117 KB)
- Appendix A - International Conventions and Agreements on the Marine Environment (PDF 1,112 KB) | (RTF - 321 KB)
- Appendix B - An Overview of the Legislative Framework for Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation in Commonwealth Waters (PDF 981 KB) | (RTF - 312 KB)
- Appendix C - Nationally Protected Species in the North-west Marine Region (PDF 1,008 KB) | (RTF - 719 KB)
- Appendix D - North-west Marine Region Protected Species Group Report Cards (PDF 808 KB) | (RTF - 463 KB)
- Abbreviations and Acronyms and Glossary (PDF 984 KB) | (RTF - 120 KB)
- Large Format Maps: Key Ecological Features and Geomorphic (Seafloor) Features (PDF 875 KB)
Public consultation
North-west Marine Region
The public consultation period on the draft North-west Marine Bioregional Plan and Commonwealth marine reserves network proposal has now closed.
About marine bioregional planning
Marine bioregional planning is being implemented in five large marine regions.
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