Cod Grounds Marine Park | |
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IUCN category II (
national park) | |
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Location | Australia |
Coordinates | 31°40′52″S 152°54′37″E / 31.6811°S 152.9103°E [2] |
Area | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
Established | 10 May 2007 |
Operator | Parks Australia |
Website | https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/temperate-east |
The Cod Grounds Marine Park (formerly known as the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve) is an Australian marine park located approximately 5.5 km offshore of New South Wales, near Laurieton. The marine park covers an area of 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) and is assigned IUCN category II. It is one of 8 parks managed under the Temperate East Marine Parks Network. [3]
The Marine Park was originally proclaimed on 10 May 2007 as the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve. The name of the reserve was later changed to Cod Grounds Marine Park on 9 October 2017. [3]
The Cod Grounds Marine park has been assigned IUCN protected area category II and is wholly zoned as a National Park. [3]
The following table is a summary of the zoning rules within the Cod Grounds Marine Park: [3]
Zone | IUCN | Activities permitted | Total area (km2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vessel transiting | Recreational fishing | Commercial fishing | Commercial aquaculture | Commercial tourism | Mining | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Park | II | Yes | No | No | No | excludes fishing, with approval | No | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External link: Zoning and rules for the Temperate East Marine Parks Network |
Cod Grounds Marine Park | |
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IUCN category II (
national park) | |
| |
Location | Australia |
Coordinates | 31°40′52″S 152°54′37″E / 31.6811°S 152.9103°E [2] |
Area | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
Established | 10 May 2007 |
Operator | Parks Australia |
Website | https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/temperate-east |
The Cod Grounds Marine Park (formerly known as the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve) is an Australian marine park located approximately 5.5 km offshore of New South Wales, near Laurieton. The marine park covers an area of 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) and is assigned IUCN category II. It is one of 8 parks managed under the Temperate East Marine Parks Network. [3]
The Marine Park was originally proclaimed on 10 May 2007 as the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve. The name of the reserve was later changed to Cod Grounds Marine Park on 9 October 2017. [3]
The Cod Grounds Marine park has been assigned IUCN protected area category II and is wholly zoned as a National Park. [3]
The following table is a summary of the zoning rules within the Cod Grounds Marine Park: [3]
Zone | IUCN | Activities permitted | Total area (km2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vessel transiting | Recreational fishing | Commercial fishing | Commercial aquaculture | Commercial tourism | Mining | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Park | II | Yes | No | No | No | excludes fishing, with approval | No | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External link: Zoning and rules for the Temperate East Marine Parks Network |