Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00322:front:0:p98
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00322
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 279511–281612

The Network represents 15 of the 19 seafloor features found in the region: abyssal plain/deep ocean floor, apron/fan, bank/shoal, canyon, continental rise, deep/hole/valley, knoll/abyssal hills/hills/mountain/peak, pinnacle, plateau, reef, ridge, shelf, slope, terrace, and trench/trough (Figure S3.3).
Key ecological features
Key ecological features were identified through the marine bioregional planning program as areas or features that support distinct or important ecological communities at a regional scale. The North-west Network represents eight of the 13 key ecological features found in the region: Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island and surrounding Commonwealth waters; continental slope demersal fish communities; canyons linking the Argo Abyssal Plain with the Scott Plateau; ancient coastline at the 125-m depth contour; Mermaid Reef and the Commonwealth waters surrounding the Rowley Shoals; Exmouth Plateau; canyons linking the Cuvier Abyssal Plain with the Cape Range Peninsula; and Commonwealth waters adjacent to Ningaloo Reef (Figure S3.4).
Figure S3.1 Bioregions represented in the North-west Network
Figure S3.2 Bathomes indicating depth ranges represented in the North-west Network
Figure S3.3 Seafloor features represented in the North-west Network
Figure S3.4 Key ecological features represented in the North-west Network
Schedule 4. North-west Network marine parks and zone boundary descriptions
In this Schedule:
State waters has the same meaning as coastal waters of the State in subsection 3 (1) of the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980.
Note: Geographic coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Note: The Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (also known as GDA94) was published in Gazette No. GN 35 of 6 September 1995.
Part 1 — Shark Bay Marine Park
1.1 Area of marine park
The Shark Bay Marine Park consists of an area in the Indian Ocean bounded by the line commencing at the point described in item 1 of the following table and running progressively as described in the table.
Area of marine park
Item                 Description