Marine Protected Areas

Marine Protected Areas

Government agencies that manage marine protected areas in Australia

Australian Government

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Phone 1800 803 772
Phone +61 2 6274 1111 www.environment.gov.au

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Phone +61 2 6272 3933 www.daff.gov.au

Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Phone +61 2 6225 5555 www.afma.gov.au

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Phone 1300 363 400 www.csiro.au

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Phone 1800 990 177
Phone + 61 7 4750 0700 www.gbrmpa.gov.au

New South Wales

Department of Primary Industries
Phone +61 2 9585 6544 www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/

Northern Territory

Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sports
Phone +61 8 8999 5511 www.nt.gov.au/nreta

Queensland

Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
Phone +61 7 3404 6999 www.dpi.qld.gov.au

Department of Environment and Resource Management
Phone 1300 130 372 http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/

South Australia

Department for Environment and Natural Resources
Phone +61 8 8204 1910 www.environment.sa.gov.au

Tasmania

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Phone 1300 368 550 www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au

Victoria

Department of Sustainability and Environment
Phone 136 186 www.dse.vic.gov.au
Department of Primary Industries
Phone 136 186 www.dpi.vic.gov.au

Western Australia

Department of Environment and Conservation
Phone +61 8 6467 5000 www.dec.wa.gov.au
Department of Fisheries WA
Phone +61 8 9482 7333 www.fish.wa.gov.au

Also in this section

Existing Commonwealth reserves under the EPBC Act

Marine protected areas

Temperate East Marine Region

Coral Sea

North-west Marine Region

South-east Marine Region

South-west Marine Region