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coral communities on seamounts are dominated by filter feeders and provide stepping stones for large oceanic species moving between breeding, nesting, calving and foraging sites.
Key ecological features of the Marine Park are:
  * Tasmantid Seamount Chain—a series of underwater volcanic mountains comprised of guyots, seamounts, tablemounts, banks, plateaux and terraces that runs in a north–south direction, and extends into the Tasman Basin. The feature rises from approximately 4800 m deep to 125 m from the surface at Taupo Seamount in the south, approximately 280 m from the surface at Derwent–Hunter Seamount in the centre of the Marine Park, and to approximately 350 m from the surface at Queensland Guyot in the north of the Marine Park. The seamounts support a diverse range of habitats in temperate and subtropical waters.
  * Canyons on the eastern continental slope—canyons enhance diversity and abundance of species, driven by the combined effects of steep and rugged topography, ocean currents, seafloor types and nutrient availability. Canyons also create localised changes in productivity in the water column above them, providing feeding opportunities for a range of species.
  * Tasman Front and eddy field—a region that separates the warm, nutrient-poor waters of the Coral Sea from the cold, nutrient-rich waters of the Tasman Sea, providing increased nutrients and plankton aggregations, and enhanced productivity that attracts mobile species such as turtles, cetaceans, tuna and billfish.The Marine Park supports a range of species, including species listed as threatened, migratory, marine or cetacean under the EPBC Act. Biologically important areas within the Marine Park include foraging and breeding habitat for seabirds, and a migratory pathway for the humpback whale.
Cultural values
Sea country is valued for Indigenous cultural identity, health and wellbeing. Across Australia, Indigenous people have been sustainably managing their sea country for tens of thousands of years. At the commencement of this plan, there is limited information about the cultural significance of this Marine Park.
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.
Historic shipwrecks
The Marine Park contains two known shipwrecks listed under the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976—Amelia (wrecked in 1816) and Illagong (wrecked in 1872).
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 S2.4 Central Eastern Marine Park
Solitary Islands Marine Park
The Solitary Islands Marine Park (Figure S2.5) is located approximately 5.5 km offshore of New South Wales, adjacent to the New South Wales Solitary Islands Marine Park. The Marine Park