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commencement of this plan.
Social and economic values
Tourism, commercial fishing and recreation are important activities in the Marine Park. These activities contribute to the wellbeing of regional communities and the prosperity of the nation. The Kangaroo Island community values the island's unique qualities and character, with its wild and relatively pristine coastal and marine environment a tourism drawcard.

Figure S2.1 Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park
Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park
The Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park (Figure S2.2) is located approximately 230 km south-west of Adelaide and 110 km south of Port Lincoln, adjacent to the South Australian Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park. The Marine Park covers an area of 2335 km² and water depths range between 15 m and 165 m.
The Marine Park was proclaimed under the EPBC Act on 14 December 2013 and renamed Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park on 9 October 2017. The Marine Park is assigned IUCN category VI and includes three zones assigned under this plan: National Park Zone (II), Special Purpose Zone (Mining Exclusion) (VI) and Special Purpose Zone (VI).
Coordinates for the Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park and zones are provided in Figure S2.2 and Schedule 4.
Statement of significance
The Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park is significant because it contains habitats, species and ecological communities associated with the Spencer Gulf Shelf Province. It includes two key ecological features: the ancient coastline between 90 m and 120 m depth (valued for relatively high productivity, aggregations of marine life and high levels of biodiversity and endemism); and Kangaroo Island Pool, canyons and adjacent shelf break, and Eyre Peninsula upwellings (valued for high productivity, aggregations of marine life and unique seafloor features with ecological properties of regional significance).
The Marine Park includes shelf habitats surrounding Kangaroo Island that connect to and complement the adjacent South Australian Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park.
Natural values
The Marine Park includes examples of ecosystems representative of the Spencer Gulf Shelf. Seasonal winds and ocean currents interact with seafloor features to produce a number of small seasonal upwellings that are important for biological productivity. The area is noted for its diverse seafloor communities, productivity hotspots and aggregations of marine life associated with the seasonal upwellings of nutrient-rich water.
Key ecological features represented in the Marine Park are:
  * The ancient coastline between 90 m and 120 m depth— an area of high benthic biodiversity and productivity occur where the ancient coastline forms a prominent escarpment; and
  * Kangaroo Island Pool, canyons and adjacent shelf break, and Eyre Peninsula upwellings—an area of nutrient-rich upwellings that enhance productivity, supporting seasonal aggregations of marine species.
The Marine Park supports a range of species, including species listed as threatened, migratory, marine or