Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00324:front:0:p83
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00324
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 236133–239038

Park. The Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation is the Native Title Representative Body for the region.
Heritage values
No international, Commonwealth or national heritage listings apply to the Marine Park at commencement of this plan.
Historic shipwrecks
The Marine Park contains four known shipwrecks listed under the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976—Douglas Mawson (wrecked in 1923); A.D.C. (wrecked in 1886); Wild Duck (wrecked in 1876); and Ada (wrecked 1886).
Social and economic values
Commercial fishing, tourism, and recreation, including fishing, are important activities in the Marine Park. These activities contribute to the wellbeing of regional communities and the prosperity of the nation.

Figure S2.8 Gulf of Carpentaria Marine Park
West Cape York Marine Park
The West Cape York Marine Park (Figure S2.8) is located adjacent to the northern end of Cape York Peninsula approximately 25 km south-west of Thursday Island and 40 km north-west of Weipa, Queensland. It extends from Queensland state waters to the limit of Australia's exclusive economic zone. The Marine Park covers an area of 16,012 km² and water depths range from less than 15 m to 70 m.
The Marine Park was proclaimed under the EPBC Act on 14 December 2013 and renamed West Cape York Marine Park on 9 October 2017. The Marine Park is assigned IUCN category IV and includes three zones assigned under this plan: National Park Zone (II), Habitat Protection Zone (IV) and Special Purpose Zone (VI).
Coordinates for the West Cape York Marine Park and zones are provided in Figure S2.9 and Schedule 4.
Statement of significance
The West Cape York Marine Park is significant because it contains species and ecological communities associated with the Northeast Shelf Transition and the Northern Shelf Province.
It includes two key ecological features: the Gulf of Carpentaria basin (an area valued for its regional importance for biodiversity and aggregations of marine life); and the Gulf of Carpentaria coastal zone (an area valued for high productivity, aggregations of marine life biodiversity and endemism).
The Marine Park supports some of the most diverse and abundant biota in the North Marine Region. The coastline adjacent to the Marine Park is subject to higher wave energy than elsewhere in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and is consequently highly dynamic. The Marine Park is adjacent to the Jardine River Wetlands and also shares some biological characteristics (such as extensive tidal sandbanks and offshore reefs) with the Torres Strait. The Marine Park covers part of the largest single continuous seagrass meadow in Australia, and is important as a year-round food source for marine turtles and dugong. The Torres Strait Dugong Sanctuary overlaps the Marine Park.
Natural values
The Marine Park includes examples of ecosystems representative of:
  * Northeast Shelf Transition—includes continental shelf, shallow