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Marine Protected Areas
Chilcott Island, Mark Hallam
The Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve was proclaimed on 16 August 1982 in order to protect the reserve's natural communities and species, and to maintain and protect all natural processes in an undisturbed state.
The Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve is managed under a joint management plan with the nearby Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve.
The most recent management plan was prepared in 2001 under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and assigns the reserves to an IUCN category 1a — strict nature reserve. This management plan expires on 4 September 2008 and interim management arrangements will apply until a new management plan is in place.