The marine park is located in Commonwealth waters (further away from the coastline) equivalent of the state marine park
Ngari Capes Marine Park, which exists within Western Australian state jurisdiction.
Major conservation values
The South-west Corner Marine Park has the following major conservation values:[3]
Representation of three provincial
bioregions (the South-west Transition and Southern Province in the off-shelf area, and the South-west Shelf Province on the continental shelf) and two meso-scale bioregions (southern end of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste meso-scale bioregion and western and central parts of the Western Australia South Coast meso-scale bioregion)
Six key ecological features:
Albany Canyon group (high productivity, feeding aggregations)
Cape Mentelle upwelling (high productivity)
Diamantina Fracture Zone (unique sea-floor feature likely to support deepwater communities characterised by high species diversity and endemism)
Naturaliste Plateau (unique sea-floor feature, likely to support deepwater communities characterised by high species diversity and endemism)
Commonwealth marine environment surrounding the
Recherche Archipelago (high biodiversity, breeding and resting aggregations, including the most extensive areas of reef on the shelf within the South-west Marine Region)
Representation of the Donnelly Banks, east of
Augusta, characterised by higher productivity and including nursery habitats
^"An incredible wave of relief: it's Ofishal: 40 per cent of Australia's waters are now protected. (NEWS) (Brief article)", Habitat Australia, 41 (1), Australian Conservation Foundation: 16(1), 1 January 2013,
ISSN0310-2939
^Borissova, I; Geoscience Australia (2002), Geological framework of the Naturaliste Plateau, Geoscience Australia,
ISBN978-0-642-46749-2
The marine park is located in Commonwealth waters (further away from the coastline) equivalent of the state marine park
Ngari Capes Marine Park, which exists within Western Australian state jurisdiction.
Major conservation values
The South-west Corner Marine Park has the following major conservation values:[3]
Representation of three provincial
bioregions (the South-west Transition and Southern Province in the off-shelf area, and the South-west Shelf Province on the continental shelf) and two meso-scale bioregions (southern end of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste meso-scale bioregion and western and central parts of the Western Australia South Coast meso-scale bioregion)
Six key ecological features:
Albany Canyon group (high productivity, feeding aggregations)
Cape Mentelle upwelling (high productivity)
Diamantina Fracture Zone (unique sea-floor feature likely to support deepwater communities characterised by high species diversity and endemism)
Naturaliste Plateau (unique sea-floor feature, likely to support deepwater communities characterised by high species diversity and endemism)
Commonwealth marine environment surrounding the
Recherche Archipelago (high biodiversity, breeding and resting aggregations, including the most extensive areas of reef on the shelf within the South-west Marine Region)
Representation of the Donnelly Banks, east of
Augusta, characterised by higher productivity and including nursery habitats
^"An incredible wave of relief: it's Ofishal: 40 per cent of Australia's waters are now protected. (NEWS) (Brief article)", Habitat Australia, 41 (1), Australian Conservation Foundation: 16(1), 1 January 2013,
ISSN0310-2939
^Borissova, I; Geoscience Australia (2002), Geological framework of the Naturaliste Plateau, Geoscience Australia,
ISBN978-0-642-46749-2