Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01506:reg:2013:p19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01506
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2013 (pt 19/32)
Character Range: 87332–90684

Act for the
South-west, North-west, North and Temperate East marine regions in Commonwealth waters around Australia. Each marine bioregional plan describes the conservation values of the region, identifies and characterises the pressures affecting these conservation values, and identifies regional priorities and outlines strategies to address them. As part of the marine bioregional

planning process, the white shark has been identified as a regional priority in the South-west Marine Region and the Temperate East Marine Region. The pressures affecting the white shark have been identified and characterised for these regions. In addition, Schedule 2 of both the South-west and Temperate East marine bioregional plans include guidance for people planning to undertake actions that have the potential to impact on white sharks within these regions. Further information on marine bioregional planning is available on the department's website at: www.environment.gov.au/coasts/marineplans/index.html

DSEWPaC, as the Australian Government department responsible for administering the
EPBC Act, maintains a suite of interactive tools that allow users to search, find and generate reports on information and data describing matters of national environmental significance including the white shark. The conservation values atlas shows the location and spatial
extent of conservation values (where sufficient information exists) and is available at: www.environment.gov.au/coasts/marineplans/cva/index.html Further information about
the white shark is available on the Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) at: www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl This database includes links to conservation value report cards, which were developed to support the information
provided in each marine bioregional plan.

As part of the marine bioregional planning process biologically important areas have been identified for a number of species, including the white shark. Biologically important areas are areas that are particularly important for the conservation of protected species and where aggregations of individuals display biologically important behaviour such as breeding, foraging, resting or migration. The presence of the observed behaviour is assumed to indicate that the habitat required for the behaviour is also present. Biologically important areas have been identified using expert scientific knowledge about species' distribution, abundance and behaviour in the region, and biologically important area maps and descriptions for the white shark are available in the conservation values atlas at: www.environment.gov.au/coasts/
marineplans/cva/index.html

10.2 Commonwealth marine reserves

Marine reserves (also known as marine protected areas or marine parks) are parts of the
ocean that are managed primarily for the conservation of their ecosystems, habitats and the marine life they support. Forty new Commonwealth marine reserves were declared around Australia in November 2012. The new Commonwealth marine reserves network includes examples of all of Australia's different marine ecosystems and habitats. Commonwealth
marine reserves are managed according to management plans made under the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). A single management plan is being developed for each