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Eighty Mile Beach Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Overview
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE USERS
Transitional arrangements for new areas added to the Commonwealth marine reserve estate
From the declaration of Commonwealth marine reserves in November 2012 until management plans come into effect in July 2014, transitional arrangements apply.
- Under the transitional arrangements, there are NO CHANGES ON THE WATER for users of new areas added to the Commonwealth marine reserves estate.
- NOTE: There are no changes to management arrangements in the marine reserves that existed prior to the establishment of the new reserves, that is, the same restrictions on activities will continue to apply even where those reserves have been incorporated into new reserves.
| Name | Eighty Mile Beach Commonwealth Marine Reserve |
|---|---|
| Area | 10 785 km2 |
| Depth range | <15-70 m (approx.) |
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Major conservation values
- Foraging areas adjacent to important breeding areas for migratory seabirds
- Foraging areas adjacent to important nesting sites for marine turtles
- Includes part of the migratory pathway of the protected humpback whale
- Adjacent to important foraging, nursing and pupping areas for freshwater, green and dwarf sawfish
- The reserve provides protection for the shelf, including terrace and banks and shoal habitats, with depths ranging from 15 to 70 metres
- Examples of the communities and seafloor habitats of the Northwest Shelf Province provincial bioregion and the Canning, Northwest Shelf, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore) and Eighty Mile Beach meso-scale bioregions