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for sustainable development efforts to 2030 and beyond. Australian Marine Parks contribute to five SDGs: SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth; SDG 12 – Responsible Production and Consumption; SDG 13 – Climate Action; SDG 14 – Life below Water; and Goal 15 – Life on Land.
Schedule 2. North-west Network overview and values
Nudibranch (Parks Australia)
S2.1 North-west Network overview
The marine parks of the North-west Network were proclaimed under the EPBC Act on 14 December 2013 (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2013L02108) and renamed on 9 October 2017 (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2017L01337).
Table S2.1. Overview of the North-west Network
Marine park name     Zones, IUCN categories and zone area        Marine park IUCN category  Total marine park area
Shark Bay            Multiple Use Zone (VI) 7443 km²             VI                         7443 km²
Carnarvon Canyon     Habitat Protection Zone (IV) 6177 km²       IV                         6177 km²
Ningaloo             National Park Zone (II) 116 km²             IV                         2435 km²
                     Recreational Use Zone (IV) 2319 km²
                     National Park Zone (II) 9132 km²
Gascoyne             Habitat Protection Zone (IV) 38,982 km²     IV                         81,766 km2
                     Multiple Use Zone (VI) 33,652 km²
Montebello           Multiple Use Zone (VI) 3413 km²             VI                         3413 km²
                     National Park Zone (II) 73 km²
Dampier              Habitat Protection Zone (IV) 104 km²        VI                         1252 km²
                     Multiple Use Zone (VI) 1074 km²
Eighty Mile Beach    Multiple Use Zone (VI) 10,785 km²           VI                         10,785 km²
Roebuck              Multiple Use Zone (VI) 304 km²              VI                         304 km²
Mermaid Reef         National Park Zone (II) 540 km²             II                         540 km²
                     National Park Zone (II) 36,050 km²
Argo–Rowley Terrace  Multiple Use Zone (VI) 108,812 km²          VI                         146,003 km²
                     Special Purpose Zone (Trawl) (VI) 1141 km²
                     National Park Zone (II) 6392 km²
Kimberley            Habitat Protection Zone (IV) 5665 km²       VI                         74,469 km²
                     Multiple Use Zone (VI) 62,411 km²
Ashmore Reef         Sanctuary Zone (Ia) 550 km²                 Ia                         583 km²
                     Recreational Use Zone (IV) 34 km²
Cartier Island       Sanctuary Zone (Ia) 172 km²                 Ia                         172 km²

Note: Each marine park extends from 1000 m below the seabed (except for Ashmore Reef which extends from 200 m) to 3000 m above sea level.
Note: Zone and total marine park areas are rounded to the nearest km2; therefore, the sum of areas may not equate to the total marine park or network areas in some instances.
S2.2 North-west Network values
This Schedule describes the values represented in each marine park of the North-west Network.
Values are broadly defined as:
  * Natural values—habitats, species and ecological communities within marine parks, and the processes that support their connectivity, productivity and function.
  * Cultural values—living and cultural heritage recognising Indigenous beliefs, practices and obligations for country, places of cultural significance and cultural heritage sites.
  * Heritage values—non-Indigenous heritage that has aesthetic, historic, scientific