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or cetacean under the EPBC Act. Biologically important areas within the Marine Park include internesting habitat for marine turtles and important foraging and breeding habitat for seabirds.
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 Yuwurrumu members of the Mandilarri-Ildugij, the Mangalara, the Murran, the Gadura-Minaga and the Ngaynjaharr clans have responsibilities for sea country in the Marine Park. These clans have native title determined over part of their sea country, which is included in this Park. The Northern Land Council is the Native Title Representative Body for the Northern Territory's northern region and is assisting these native title holders in the absence of a native title Prescribed Body Corporate. It is the point of contact for the Marine Park.
Heritage values
No international, Commonwealth or national heritage listings apply to the Marine Park at commencement of this plan.
Social and economic values
Commercial fishing, tourism, 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 S2.3 Arafura Marine Park
Arnhem Marine Park
The Arnhem Marine Park (Figure S2.4) is located approximately 100 km south-east of Croker Island and 60 km south-east of the Arafura Marine Park. It extends from Northern Territory waters surrounding the Goulburn Islands, to the waters north of Maningrida. The Marine Park covers an area of 7125 km² and water depth ranges from less than 15 m to 70 m.
The Marine Park was proclaimed under the EPBC Act on 14 December 2013 and renamed Arnhem Marine Park on 9 October 2017. The Marine Park is assigned IUCN category VI and includes one zone assigned under this plan: Special Purpose Zone (VI).
Coordinates for the Arnhem Marine Park and zone are provided in Figure S2.4 and Schedule 4.
Statement of significance
The Arnhem Marine Park is significant because it contains habitats, species and ecological communities associated with the Northern Shelf Province. It includes dynamic habitats due to gently sloping shelf topped with a number of pinnacles, at depths ranging from 5 m to 30 m. It is near to important wetland systems including the Blyth-Cadell Floodplain and Boucaut Bay Nationally Important Wetland and provides important foraging habitat for seabirds.
Natural values
The Marine Park includes examples of ecosystems representative of the Northern Shelf Province. Internal currents in the region drive a net clockwise movement of nutrient-rich coastal water contributing to high biological diversity. Tidal eddies induce localised upwellings and hotspots of productivity that correspond with aggregations of marine life within the Marine Park.
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