Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Australian marine protected area off the east coast of Tasmania.

Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve

IUCN category II (national park)

Map showing the Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Location| Tasman Sea, Australia
Nearest town| Bicheno, Tasmania
Coordinates| 42°11′S 151°07′E﻿ / ﻿42.19°S 151.12°E﻿ / -42.19; 151.12[1]
Area| 57,942 km2 (22,372 sq mi)
Established| August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31)
Governing body| Parks Australia (Commonwealth of Australia)
parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/south-east/freycinet/

Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a 57,942 km2 marine protected area within Australian waters located off the east coast of Tasmania. It extends to the outer limits of the Australian exclusive economic zone in the Tasman Sea. The reserve was established in 2007[2] and is part of the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network. It is the largest reserve of the South-east Network, the area covered is approximately equivalent to about 86% of the land area of Tasmania.

Several large offshore seamounts believed to be too deep to have been fished are within the reserved area. Seamounts generally host a wide variety of habitats that support deep ocean biodiversity, the large seamounts to the east of Tasmania are individually important, as they are expected to include endemic species. The shallower regions of the reserve includes habitat important to seabirds. Great white shark also forage in the reserve.[3]

## Protection[edit]

Most of the Freycinet marine reserve area is IUCN protected area category II. A small portion near the coast is zoned as 'Recreational Use' (IUCN IV) and 'Multiple Use' (IUCN VI).[3]

Zone  | IUCN  | Activities permitted  | Area
(km2)

|
|
|

Recreational fishing  | Commercial fishing  | Mining
Marine National Park | II  | No  | No  | No  | 56,793
Recreational Use | IV  | Yes  | No  | No  | 323
Multiple Use | VI  | Yes  | with approval  | with approval  | 826
[Note 1]

## See also[edit]

* Australia portal
* Environment portal

* Commonwealth marine reserves
* Protected areas of Australia
* Pacific Ocean

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Summary of permitted activities only, see source for details[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve on OpenStreetMap". openstreetmap.org. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
2. ^ "Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2014 - Marine". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
3. ^ a b "Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
4. ^ "South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network - Zoning and activities". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network website

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South-east Marine Parks Network|

* Apollo
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Managing authorities|

* Director of National Parks (Parks Australia)
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