Marine Protected Areas

Huon Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Map and boundary description

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Part 1 – Huon Commonwealth Marine Reserve

All of that area within the Southern Ocean and Tasman Sea, excluding any coastal waters* in relation to the State of Tasmania, contained within and bounded as follows**:

  1. commencing at the intersection of the meridian of longitude 146 degrees 56 minutes 17 seconds east, with the outer limit of the coastal waters* of Tasmania at approximate latitude 43 degrees 40 minutes 30 seconds south;
  2. then generally easterly along the outer limit of the coastal waters* of Tasmania to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 147 degrees 13 minutes 6 seconds east;
  3. then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 44 degrees 34 minutes 44 seconds south, longitude 148 degrees 49 minutes 41 seconds east;
  4. then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 44 degrees 53 minutes 5 seconds south, longitude 147 degrees 22 minutes 17 seconds east;
  5. then north-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 44 degrees 30 minutes south, longitude 147 degrees 14 minutes east;
  6. then north-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 44 degrees 18 minutes 50 seconds south, longitude 147 degrees 10 minutes east; and
  7. then north-westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

Part 2 – Benthic Sanctuary Area Zone (IUCN Category Ia – Strict Nature Reserve)

All of that area within the Southern Ocean contained within and bounded as follows**:

  1. commencing at the point of latitude 44 degrees 30 minutes south, longitude 147 degrees 14 minutes east;
  2. then east along the parallel of latitude 44 degrees 30 minutes south, to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 147 degrees 25 minutes east;
  3. then north along the meridian of longitude 147 degrees 25 minutes east, to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 44 degrees 16 minutes south;
  4. then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 44 degrees 18 minutes 50 seconds south, longitude 147 degrees 15 minutes 50 seconds east;
  5. then west along the parallel of latitude 44 degrees 18 minutes 50 seconds south, to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 147 degrees 10 minutes east; and
  6. then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

Part 3 – Special Purpose Area Zone (IUCN Category VI – Managed Resource Protected Area)

All of that area within the Southern Ocean and Tasman Sea, excluding any coastal waters* in relation to the State of Tasmania, contained within and bounded as follows**:

  1. commencing at the intersection of the meridian of longitude 146 degrees 56 minutes 17 seconds east, with the outer limit of the coastal waters* of Tasmania at approximate latitude 43 degrees 40 minutes 30 seconds south;
  2. then generally easterly along the outer limit of the coastal waters* of Tasmania to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 147 degrees 13 minutes 6 seconds east;
  3. then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 44 degrees 34 minutes 44 seconds south, longitude 148 degrees 49 minutes 41 seconds east;
  4. then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 44 degrees 53 minutes 5 seconds south, longitude 147 degrees 22 minutes 17 seconds east;
  5. then north-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 44 degrees 30 minutes south, longitude 147 degrees 14 minutes east;
  6. then east along the parallel of latitude 44 degrees 30 minutes south, to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 147 degrees 25 minutes east;
  7. then north along the meridian of longitude 147 degrees 25 minutes east, to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 44 degrees 16 minutes south;
  8. then south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of latitude 44 degrees 18 minutes 50 seconds south, longitude 147 degrees 15 minutes 50 seconds east;
  9. then west along the parallel of latitude 44 degrees 18 minutes 50 seconds south, to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 147 degrees 10 minutes east; and
  10. then north-westerly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

* The coastal waters are defined in relation to each State and the Northern Territory by the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 and Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Powers) Act 1980.
**All geographic coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) as described in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette GN35 of 6 September 1995.

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Marine Protected Areas

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Coral Sea

North-west Marine Region

South-east Marine Region

South-west Marine Region