Blanche Harbour-Douglas Bank Aquatic Reserve Explained

Type:	protected
Blanche Harbour-Douglas Bank Aquatic Reserve
State:	sa
Iucn Category:	VI
Coordinates:	-32.7039°N 137.768°W
Relief:	yes
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Nearest Town Or City:	Port Augusta.
Area:	33.46
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Established Footnotes:	^[2]
Managing Authorities:	Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA)
Footnotes:	Coordinates Nearest town^[3]

Blanche Harbour-Douglas Bank Aquatic Reserve is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the waters of Spencer Gulf adjoining the localities of Blanche Harbor and Cultana on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula.^[4]

It was declared in 1980 to protect “the mangrove-seagrass communities and the associated fish nursery areas for fisheries management.”

Since 2012, it has been located within the boundaries of a ‘sanctuary zone’ in the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park.^[5]

The aquatic reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.^[1]

See also

• Protected areas of South Australia

External links

• Entry for Blanche Harbour-Douglas Bank Aquatic Reserve on the Protected Planet website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) - Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of South Australia (refer "DETAIL’ tab) . Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) . 11 April 2016.
2. Web site: Summary of SA Marine Protected Areas by Type (see 'SA Reserve List' tab). Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 9 October 2016. 10 February 2003.
3. Web site: Search result for "Blanche Harbour-Douglas Bank Aquatic Reserve'" (Record no. SA0037681) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)" . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 9 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dmy-all .
4. Web site: Search result for "Blanche Harbour-Douglas Bank Aquatic Reserve" with the following databases selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Aquatic Reserves" . Location SA Viewer . Government of South Australia . 9 October 2016.
5. Web site: Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park Management Plan 2012. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). 9 October 2016. 11, 28 and 31.