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17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a roadmap 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 SDG 15 – Life on Land.
Schedule 2 North Network overview and values
Brown booby (Parks Australia)
S2.1 North Network overview
The marine parks of the North 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 Network
Marine park name       Zones, IUCN categories and zone area          Marine park IUCN category  Total marine park area
Joseph Bonaparte Gulf  Multiple Use Zone (VI) 6346 km²               VI                         8597 km²
                       Special Purpose Zone (VI) 2251 km²
                       National Park Zone (II) 406 km²
Oceanic Shoals         Habitat Protection Zone (IV) 6929 km²         VI                         71,743 km²
                       Multiple Use Zone (VI) 39,964 km²
                       Special Purpose Zone (Trawl) (VI) 24,444 km²
                       Multiple Use Zone (VI) 12 422 km²
Arafura                Special Purpose Zone (VI) 42 km²              VI                         22,924 km²
                       Special Purpose Zone (Trawl) (VI) 10,461 km²
Arnhem                 Special Purpose Zone (VI) 7125 km²            VI                         7125 km²
Wessel                 Habitat Protection Zone (IV) 3811 km²         IV                         5908 km²
                       Special Purpose Zone (Trawl) (VI) 2097 km²
Limmen                 Habitat Protection Zone (IV) 1399 km²         IV                         1399 km²
Gulf of Carpentaria    National Park Zone (II) 3623 km²              VI                         23,771 km²
                       Special Purpose Zone (Trawl) (VI) 20,148km²
                       National Park Zone (II) 3329 km²
West Cape York         Habitat Protection Zone (IV) 10,114 km²       IV                         16,012 km²
                       Special Purpose Zone (VI) 2569 km²

Note: Each marine park extends from 1000 m below the seabed 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 Network values
This Schedule describes the values represented in each marine park of the North 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 or social significance.
  * Socio-economic values—the benefit of marine parks for people, businesses and the economy.
Values will be used to inform the Director's decisions when authorising activities in marine parks. Activities will be assessed in relation to their impacts on and risk to values, to