Discovery Bay Marine National Park

Discovery Bay Marine National Park
Victoria
Discovery Bay Marine National Park; Victoria
IUCN category II (national park)
	Discovery Bay Marine National Park
Nearest town or city	Portland
Coordinates	38°21′S 141°22′E / 38.350°S 141.367°E
Established	16 November 2002
Area	27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Parks Victoria
Website	Discovery Bay Marine National Park
Footnotes
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site
Designated	28 February 2018
Reference no.	2344
See also	Protected areas of Victoria

The Discovery Bay Marine National Park is a protected marine national park located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia The 2,770-hectare (6,800-acre) marine park is located near Portland,^[3]^[4]^[5] and extends along 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of coastline on the western side of Cape Bridgewater, from Cape Duquesne to Blacks Beach, and offshore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) to the limit of Victorian waters.

The Discovery Bay Coastal Park protects the adjacent coastline.

References

^ ^a ^b Discovery Bay Marine National Park management plan (PDF) (PDF). Melbourne: Government of Victoria. February 2007. pp. 1, 5. ISBN 978-0-7311-8361-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "Discovery Bay Marine National Park". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
^ "Discovery Bay Marine National Park: visitor guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
^ Plummer, A.; Morris, L.; Blake, S.; Ball, S. (September 2003). "Marine Natural Values Study: Victorian Marine National Parks and Sanctuaries" (PDF). Parks Victoria Technical Series (PDF). Government of Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

External links

"Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Coordinates" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
"Discovery Bay Marine National Park: Marine Natural Values Study Summary" (PDF). Parks Victoria and Deakin University (PDF). Government of Victoria.
Discovery Bay Marine National Park (PDF) (Map). Parks Victoria, Government of Victoria. January 2014.

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[mgmntplan-1] Discovery Bay Marine National Park management plan (PDF) (PDF). Melbourne: Government of Victoria. February 2007. pp. 1, 5. ISBN 978-0-7311-8361-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[2] "Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[DBMNP-3] "Discovery Bay Marine National Park". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

[4] "Discovery Bay Marine National Park: visitor guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

[5] Plummer, A.; Morris, L.; Blake, S.; Ball, S. (September 2003). "Marine Natural Values Study: Victorian Marine National Parks and Sanctuaries" (PDF). Parks Victoria Technical Series (PDF). Government of Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

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v t e Marine and coastal parks of Victoria, Australia
Marine and coastal parks	Bay of Islands Bunurong Cape Conran Cape Liptrap Corner Inlet Discovery Bay Gippsland Lakes Nooramunga Shallow Inlet Wilsons Promontory Former Cape Schanck Point Cook
Marine national parks	Bunurong Cape Howe Churchill Island Corner Inlet Discovery Bay French Island Ninety Mile Beach Point Addis Point Hicks Port Phillip Heads Twelve Apostles Wilsons Promontory Yaringa
Marine sanctuaries	Barwon Bluff Beware Reef Eagle Rock Jawbone Marengo Reefs Merri Mushroom Reef Point Cooke Point Danger Ricketts Point The Arches
Protected areas of Victoria

v t e Visitor attractions on the Great Ocean Road
Attractions	Bay of Islands Coastal Park Bells Beach Cape Bridgewater Gibson Steps Great Otway National Park The Grotto Loch Ard Gorge London Bridge Point Addis Marine National Park Port Campbell National Park The Twelve Apostles Twelve Apostles Marine National Park
Towns	Aireys Inlet Anglesea Apollo Bay Barwon Heads Bellbrae Camperdown Colac Eastern View Fairhaven Geelong Jan Juc Lavers Hill Lorne Moggs Creek Peterborough Port Campbell Port Fairy Princetown Separation Creek Torquay Warrnambool Wye River

Discovery Bay Marine National Park

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