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Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) Management Plan

Environment Australia, 2002
ISBN 0642548730

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About this Management plan

Lying at 31º30'S latitude, some 700 km north-east of Sydney (Figure 1), Lord Howe Island and Ball's Pyramid are part of a chain of seamounts that are the remnants of a once-extensive volcanic system active in the late Miocene (McDougall et al. 1981). The waters of Lord Howe Island are renowned for their clarity, relatively high coral and algae cover and high biodiversity due to the combination of tropical and sub-tropical fauna. The conservation significance of the region is recognised by its inclusion on Australia's Register of the National Estate in 1978 and the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982. Examples of World Heritage values of the Lord Howe Island group specific to the marine environment include:

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