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Character Range: 55265–58452

the upper continental slope (200 m to 700 m depth). Present in East Gippsland, Flinders, Freycinet, Huon, Tasman Fracture, Zeehan and Murray Marine Parks.
Canyons                         Steep-sided valleys in the seabed. Shelf-incised canyons extend onto the continental shelf at least 500 m shoreward of the shelf break. Recorded in Flinders, Zeehan and Murray Marine Parks.
Mid-slope reefs                 Reef habitats on the mid-continental slope between 700 m and 2,000 m depth. Recorded in Huon Marine Park.
Mid-slope sediments             Sediment habitats on the mid-continental slope (700 m2,000 m depth). Present in East Gippsland, Flinders, Freycinet, South Tasman Rise, Huon, Tasman Fracture, Zeehan and Murray Marine Parks.
Lower-slope reef and sediments  Reef and sediment habitats on the lower continental slope and continental rise, between 2,000 m and 4,000 m depth. Present in East Gippsland, Flinders, Freycinet, South Tasman Rise, Huon, Tasman Fracture, Zeehan, Nelson and Murray Marine Parks.
Abyssal reef and sediments      Reef and sediment habitats in the abyssal zone, between 4,000 m and 6,000 m depth. Present in East Gippsland, Flinders, Freycinet, South Tasman Rise, Tasman Fracture, Zeehan, Nelson and Murray Marine Parks.
Seamount reefs                  Rocky and deep-sea cold-water coral formations occurring on seamounts. Recorded in Huon and Tasman Fracture Marine Parks.
Seamount sediments              Sediment habitats occurring on seamounts. Present in Freycinet, Huon, Tasman Fracture and South Tasman Rise Marine Parks.

    2.3.2     First Nations values

Traditional Owner articulation of values

The South-east Saltwater Council provides the following articulation of values:

Traditional Owners cultural and other values specifically acknowledge the deep and unbroken connection between our people and Sea Country, as an intrinsic part of our identity  past, present and future. Our values include respect and responsibility for the health and wellbeing of Country and people. Country is viewed as interconnected and interdependent, with artificial or imposed colonial boundaries, and siloed approaches to management  being opposite and often detrimental to our values, cultural practices, beliefs and knowledge about sustainable uses.

Our cultural values and knowledge systems  passed down through generations  include creation stories; discrete men's and women's cultural practices and obligations to care for Country; knowledge about how to care for Sea Country and conduct of cultural and other practices; knowledge about places and objects such as sites to be protected, species, biodiversity and ecosystem priorities, conservation and protection.

First Nations Values will be identified collaboratively with Traditional Owners over the implementation of this management plan through the development of values statements to inform management. This process will use methods that respect and uphold the cultural authority, integrity and role of Traditional Owners as knowledge holders and managers of Sea Country.
Examples of First Nations values identified in this plan include:

      * Ancient land bridge – Areas that are now