Derby
Darwin
Broome
OnslowExmouth
Wyndham
Kalbarri
Karratha
Carnarvon
Kununurra
Port Hedland
130°E
130°E
120°E
120°E
110°E
110°E15
°S
15°S
20°S
20°S
25°S
25°S
Final North-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network Proposal
Australian Government Data Sources:DSEWPaC (2006): Commonwealth Marine Planning RegionsDSEWPaC (2010): CAPADDSEWPaC (2012): Final Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network ProposalGeoscience Australia (1998): Australia, TOPO-2.5M Topographic DataGeoscience Australia (2006): Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) v2.0Produced by the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN)Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. © Commonwealth of Australia, 2012
Western Australia Northern Territory
0 150 300 450 60075Approximate scale (km)Projection: Geographics
Maritime boundariesMarine region boundariesLimit of the Australian exclusive economic zoneLimit of coastal watersAustralia - Indonesia MoU Box (1974)
Proposed zoningMarine National Park Zone (IUCN II)Habitat Protection Zone (IUCN IV)Multiple Use Zone (IUCN VI)
Other protected areasExisting Commonwealth marine reservesFinal South-west and North network proposalsShark Bay World Heritage AreaState marine parks
South-westMarine Region
NorthMarine Region
Rowley Shoals
Ashmorereef
GascoyneCommonwealthMarine Reserve
Argo-Rowley TerraceCommonwealthMarine Reserve
Shark BayCommonwealthMarine Reserve
Eighty Mile BeachCommonwealthMarine Reserve
KimberleyCommonwealthMarine Reserve
Carnarvon CanyonCommonwealthMarine Reserve
RoebuckCommonwealthMarine Reserve
Scottreef
BrowseIsland
CartierIsland
Exmouth
ExistingRowley Shoals
state marine park
ExistingNingaloo state
marine park
Ro w l e y S h o a l sExisting
Mermaid ReefMarine NationalNature Reserve
0 10050km
ExistingNingaloo marine park
(CommonwealthWaters)
0 10050km
Karratha 0 5025km
DampierCommonwealthMarine Reserve
MontebelloCommonwealthMarine Reserve
For information on the activities allowed in the differentzone types, please refer to the department’s websitewww.environment.gov.au/marinereserves.
