Marine Protected Areas
The Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve was declared on 10 May 2007 to protect important habitat of the critically endangered grey nurse shark. New management arrangements came into force from 28 May 2007.
The Reserve comprises a 1000m radius from a point at 152° 54' 37" East 31° 40' 52" South. It covers an area of about 300ha and will be managed as an IUCN Category 1a (no take) Sanctuary Zone. Under the new management arrangements all fishing is prohibited in the Reserve.
This declaration follows two periods of public consultation and the undertaking of a structural adjustment process for commercial fishing businesses under the Government's Marine Protected Areas and Displaced Fishing Policy.
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