Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00322:front:0:p77
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00322
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 222020–225085

terraces, rises and canyons, seasonal and sporadic upwelling, and benthic slope communities comprising tropical and temperate species .
Ecosystems represented in the Marine Park are influenced by the Leeuwin, Ningaloo and Capes currents.
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 breeding habitat for seabirds, internesting habitat for marine turtles, and a migratory pathway for humpback whales. The Marine Park and adjacent coastal areas are also important for shallow-water snapper.
Cultural values
Sea country is valued for Indigenous cultural identity, health and wellbeing. Across Australia, Indigenous people have been sustainably using and managing their sea country for tens of thousands of years. The Gnulli and Malgana people have responsibilities for sea country in the Marine Park.
The Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation is the Native Title Representative Body for the Yamatji region.
Heritage values
No international, Commonwealth or national heritage listings apply to the Marine Park at commencement of this plan, but the Marine Park is adjacent to the Shark Bay, Western Australia World Heritage Property and Shark Bay, Western Australia National Heritage Place.
Historic shipwrecks
The Marine Park contains approximately 20 known shipwrecks listed under the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976.
Social and economic values
Tourism, commercial fishing, mining 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 S2.1 Shark Bay Marine Park
Carnarvon Canyon Marine Park
The Carnarvon Canyon Marine Park (Figure S2.2) is located approximately 300 km north-west of Carnarvon. It covers an area of 6177 km² and a water depth range of 1500–6000 m.
The Marine Park was proclaimed under the EPBC Act on 14 December 2013 and renamed Carnarvon Canyon Marine Park on 9 October 2017. The Marine Park is assigned IUCN category IV and includes one zone assigned under this plan: Habitat Protection Zone (IV).
Coordinates for the Carnarvon Canyon Marine Park and zone are provided in Figure S2.2 and Schedule 4.
Statement of significance
The Carnarvon Canyon Marine Park is significant because it contains habitats, species and ecological communities associated with the Central Western Transition. This includes deep-water ecosystems associated with the Carnarvon Canyon. The Marine Park lies within a transition zone between tropical and temperate species and is an area of high biotic productivity.
Natural values
The Marine Park includes examples of ecosystems representative of the Central Western Transition—a bioregion characterised by large areas of continental slope, a range of topographic features such as terraces, rises and canyons, seasonal and sporadic upwelling, and benthic slope communities comprising tropical and temperate species. It includes the Carnarvon