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Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 11/14)
Character Range: 60007–64931

set out in Appendix C.

Table 2: Albatross and petrel breeding site locations in Australia's jurisdiction.
Site                     Species                                                                                                                                                 Location                                                                    Coordinates        Approximate size

Albatross Island         Shy Albatross                                                                                                                                           70 km north-west of Stanley, Tasmania                                       40°23'S, 144°39'E  33 ha

Mewstone                 Shy Albatross                                                                                                                                           123 km south-west of Hobart, Tasmania                                       43°44'S, 146°22'E  13 ha

Pedra Branca             Shy Albatross                                                                                                                                           111 km south-west of Hobart Tasmania                                        43°52'S, 146°58'E  2.5 ha

Macquarie Island         Black-browed Albatross, Grey-headed Albatross, Grey Petrel, Light-mantled Albatross, Wandering Albatross, Northern Giant Petrel, Southern Giant Petrel  1500 km south-east of Hobart, Tasmania                                      54°37'S, 158°51'E  13,000 ha

Bishop and Clerk Islets  Black-browed Albatross                                                                                                                                  33 km south of Macquarie Island                                             55°06', 158°41E    60 ha

Heard Island             Black-browed Albatross, Light-mantled Albatross, Southern Giant Petrel                                                                                  4100 km south-west of Perth, Western Australia                              53°06'S, 73°32'E   36,800 ha

McDonald Islands         Black-browed Albatross, Light-mantled Albatross, Southern Giant Petrel                                                                                  43 km west of Heard Island                                                  53°02'S, 73°36'E   360 ha approx.

Giganteus Island         Southern Giant Petrel                                                                                                                                   16 km west from Mawson station, Mac.Robertson Land, East Antarctica         67°34'S, 62°29'E   16 ha

Hawker Island            Southern Giant Petrel                                                                                                                                   7 km south-west of Davis station, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica  68°38'S, 77°51'E   190 ha

Frazier Islands          Southern Giant Petrel                                                                                                                                   16 km north-west of Casey station, Wilkes Land, East Antarctica             66°13'S, 110°10'E  60 ha

Habitat identified as critical to the survival of the Grey-headed Albatross, Shy Albatross, and Wandering Albatross was identified when the initial recovery plan for albatrosses and petrels was developed in 2001 (DEH 2001, 2002, DAWE 2020). Albatross Island, the Mewstone and Pedra Branca comprise the only known breeding habitat for the endemic Shy Albatross. Macquarie Island is the only known suitable breeding habitat under Australia's jurisdiction for the Grey-headed Albatross, and Wandering Albatross. These locations are included in the Register of Critical Habitat under section 207A of the EPBC Act in recognition that the locations are breeding habitat critical to the survival of the species in Australia's jurisdiction, and these populations are important to ensuring the long-term viability and genetic diversity of the species (DEH 2002).

2.7           Key Biodiversity Areas
The Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) program aims to identify, map, monitor and conserve the critical sites for global biodiversity across the planet. This process is guided by a Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas, the KBA Standard (IUCN 2016). It establishes a consultative, science-based process for the identification of globally important sites for biodiversity worldwide. Sites qualify as KBAs of global importance if they meet one or more of 11 criteria in five categories: threatened biodiversity, geographically restricted biodiversity, ecological integrity, biological processes, and irreplaceability. The KBA criteria have quantitative thresholds and can be applied to species and ecosystems in terrestrial, inland water and marine environments. These thresholds ensure that only those