Boags Commonwealth Marine Reserve | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
![]() Map showing the Boags Commonwealth Marine Reserve | |
Location | Bass Strait, Australia |
Nearest town | Stanley, Tasmania |
Coordinates | 40°14′S 144°59′E / 40.23°S 144.99°E[1] |
Area | 537 km2 (207 sq mi) |
Established | 31 August 2007 |
Governing body | Parks Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) |
environment |
Boags Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a 537 km2 marine protected area within Australian waters located off the coast of north-west Tasmania in Bass Strait. The reserve was established in 2007,[2] and is the smallest reserve of the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network.
The reserve is a sample of the bottom-dwelling creatures that live in the sea-floor sediments and muds of Bass Strait, such as crustaceans, polychaete worms, and molluscs. It is an important foraging area for a variety of seabirds that nest on the nearby islands, particularly the Hunter Island Group which includes Three Hummock Island.[3]
The entirety of the Boags marine reserve area is IUCN protected area category VI and zoned as 'Multiple Use'.[3]
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Recreational fishing | Commercial fishing | Mining | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multiple Use | VI | Yes | with approval | with approval | 537 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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