Shoalwater Islands Marine Park Explained

Type:	protected
Shoalwater Islands Marine Park
State:	wa
Iucn Category:	II
Local Map:	yes
Zoom:	10
Coordinates:	-32.3167°N 157°W
Relief:	yes
Area:	65.4
Established Footnotes:	^[1]
Managing Authorities:	WA Department of Environment and Conservation WA Department of Fisheries

The Shoalwater Islands Marine Park is a protected marine park located in Western Australia and stretches from the northern point of the Garden Island Causeway to the southern point of Becher Point. The 6540ha marine park is located offshore from the suburban locality of Shoalwater.^{[2] [3]}

Several small limestone islands are located within the boundaries of the marine park, but not part of it, including Seal Island, which is part of the Shoalwater Bay Islands Nature Reserve,^[4] and Penguin Island, which is part of the Penguin Island Conservation Park.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Protected areas of Western Australia
• Islands of Perth, Western Australia

Further reading

• Crane, Kevin, Carolyn Thomson and Peter Dans.(1995) Discovering Penguin Island and the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Como, W.A. Dept.of Conservation and Land Management.
• Thomson-Dans, Carolyn.(2005) Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Landscope (Como, W.A), Autumn 2005, p. 52-53.

External links

• Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Government of Western Australia. 26 August 2011.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shoalwater Islands Marine Park: management plan (20072017). PDF. WA Department of Environment and Conservation; and WA Marine Parks and Reserve Authority. Government of Western Australia. 2007 . 30 August 2014.
2. Book: Nevill, Simon. Travellers guide to the Parks and Reserves of Western Australia. Simon Nevill Publications. 2001. 0-9585367-1-6 .
3. Web site: Shoalwater Islands Marine Park: Information guide. PDF. WA Department of Environment and Conservation and WA Department of Fisheries. Government of Western Australia. November 2010. 30 August 2014.
4. Web site: Marine CAPAD 2022 WA summary . . www.dcceew.gov.au/ . . 21 October 2023.
5. Web site: Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary . . www.dcceew.gov.au/ . . 21 October 2023.
6. Web site: Australian Protected Areas Dashboard . . www.dcceew.gov.au/ . . 11 September 2023.