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Cultural values
Sea country is valued for Indigenous cultural identity, health and wellbeing. Across Australia, Indigenous people have been sustainably using and managing their sea country for tens of thousands of years.
The Yaegl People's sea country extends into the southern portion of the Marine Park. The Yaegl Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation Prescribed Body Corporate represents the Yaegl native title holders. The Yaegl Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation is the point of contact for their sea country.
The Native Title Services Corporation is the Native Title Service Provider for the New South Wales region.
Heritage values
No international, Commonwealth or national heritage listings apply to the Marine Park at commencement of this plan.
Social and economic values
Tourism, commercial fishing, 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 S2.5 Solitary Islands Marine Park
Cod Grounds Marine Park
The Cod Grounds Marine Park (Figure S2.6) is located approximately 5.5 km offshore of New South Wales. The Marine Park covers an area of 4 km² and a water depth range of 21 m to 46 m.
The Marine Park was proclaimed under the EPBC Act on 14 December 2013 and renamed Cod Grounds Marine Park on 9 October 2017. It includes the area of the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve originally proclaimed under the EPBC Act on 10 May 2007. The Marine Park is assigned IUCN category II and includes one zone assigned under this plan: National Park Zone (II).
Coordinates for the Cod Grounds Marine Park and zone are provided in Figure S2.6 and Schedule 4.
Statement of significance
The Cod Grounds Marine Park is significant because it contains habitats, species and ecological communities representative of the Central Eastern Shelf Transition. It provides habitat for grey nurse sharks.
Natural values
The Marine Park includes examples of ecosystems representative of the Central Eastern Shelf Transition. Ecosystems in this area are influenced by tropical waters of the East Australian Current meeting temperate waters, creating a combination of tropical and temperate environments. Many species found within the Marine Park are at, or close to, either their southern or northern geographical limits. Tropical, subtropical and temperate marine communities co-exist within the same area.
The Marine Park is predominantly rocky reef surrounded by boulder and cobble slopes that support diverse and abundant marine communities. The reefs are interlaced with sand and cobble gutters. The Cod Grounds reef is the northern-most of a series of reefs extending south and south-west. The Cod Grounds is the shallowest reef in the series and has steeper slopes. The rocky outcrops form several pinnacles which are surrounded by gutters, ledges and caves. The