Nuyts Reef Conservation Park Explained

Type:protected
Nuyts Reef Conservation Park
State:sa
Iucn Category:ia
Iucn Ref:[1]
Coordinates:-32.1119°N 132.1517°W
Nearest Town Or City:Fowlers Bay[2]
Area:47ha
Area Footnotes:[3]
Established:16 March 1967
Established Footnotes:[4]

Nuyts Reef Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with Nuyts Reef, which is located off the state's west coast in the Great Australian Bight about 29km (18miles) west south-west of Fowlers Bay.[2] [5]

The land forming the conservation park was declared a Fauna Conservation Reserve on 16 March 1967.[4] This was reconstituted as Nuyts Reef Conservation Park on 27 April 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to "conserve Australian sea lion breeding habitat".[6] [5] On 19 December 1991, additional land was added to the conservation park to extend protection over land located between high tide and low tide.[2] [7] As of 2018, it covered an area of .[3]

In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:[8]

A group of five small reefs supporting an Australian sea lion colony and providing breeding habitat for seabirds... Five small granite reefs and rocks, some of which are swept by storm waves. The Reefs are without vegetative cover... Isolation and the absence of introduced species has ensured habitat preservation.

The conservation park including its marine zone is classified as an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Category Ia protected area.[9] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab) . CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) . 21 February 2018 . 2016.
  2. Web site: Search results for "Nuyts Reef Conservation Park" with the following datasets selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'State Marine Park Network Zoning', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Hundreds' and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer . Government of South Australian . 3 March 2019 .
  3. Web site: Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 8 March 2019). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 3 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Shard . A.J. . CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED.. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE . Government of South Australia. 26 January 2019. 961-962. 16 March 1967.
  5. Book: Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan . Anon . 2006 . Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia . Adelaide . 1-921238-18-6 . 1.
  6. No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972) . The South Australian Government Gazette . 27 April 1972 . 660 & 703 . 3 March 2019. Government of South Australia.
  7. Web site: Blevins . F.T. . NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTIONS 29 (3) AND 30 (2): VARIOUS CONSERVATION PARKS— ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES . The South Australian Government Gazette . Government of South Australia . 3 March 2019. 1907 . 19 December 1991.
  8. 21 October 1980. 3 March 2019.
  9. Web site: Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of South Australia. CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 9 January 2018. 2016.

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