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of marine species, seafloor features and ocean conditions (Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA)). All 10 provincial bioregions in the region are represented in the South-east Network, along with 10 of the 11 mesoscale bioregions (Figures 2.3 and 2.4).
The South-east Network comprises the following 14 marine parks (presented in a clockwise geographical order starting off at the coast of southern New South Wales, moving around Tasmania up to Cape Otway and across to South Australia, then to the sub-Antarctic):
      * East Gippsland Marine Park
      * Beagle Marine Park
      * Flinders Marine Park
      * Freycinet Marine Park
      * Huon Marine Park
      * South Tasman Rise Marine Park
      * Tasman Fracture Marine Park
      * Zeehan Marine Park
      * Franklin Marine Park
      * Boags Marine Park
      * Apollo Marine Park
      * Nelson Marine Park
      * Murray Marine Park
      * Macquarie Island Marine Park.

         Figure 2.2 South-east Network

         Figure 2.3 Provincial bioregions of the south-east marine region

         Figure 2.4 Mesoscale bioregions of the south-east marine region

    2.3           Values of the South-east Network
Australian Marine Park 'values' are those features within a park that provide focus for protection and park management. Values[3] of the South-east Network are described in different categories below, noting there is often overlap between these categories:
      * Natural values – species and the genetic diversity they contain, habitats, ecological communities, ecosystems and geological and geomorphological features within marine parks and the processes that sustain them

      * First Nations values – values and features identified by Traditional Owners as important to protect, including, but not limited to, tangible and intangible aspects of culture, knowledge, objects, and natural values, biodiversity and ecosystems

      * Other Protected Matters – those matters afforded protection status under other legislation, such as the Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018 (Cth), and that occur within the marine parks.
Through effective design and management, the South-east Network can enhance social and economic benefits for people, businesses and the economy, provided by the values within marine parks.
An overview and a summary of values for each park in the South-east Network are set out in Schedule 1. Detailed values information for each park is provided on the Parks Australia website and is updated over time as new information becomes available.

    2.3.1     Natural values

There are a range of ways in which we group and define values to inform management within
the South-east Network. These include but are not limited to:

      * Ecosystems – a dynamic complex of plant, animal and microorganism communities
        and their non-living environment, interacting as a functional unit. Figure 2.5
        illustrates, and Table 2.1 summarises, the different ecosystem types found
        within the South-east Network

      * Key ecological features – elements of the marine environment that are