Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Australian marine protected area off south-west Tasmania

Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve

IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)

Location| Indian Ocean, Australia
Nearest town| Melaleuca, Tasmania
Coordinates| 44°50′S 144°49′E﻿ / ﻿44.83°S 144.81°E﻿ / -44.83; 144.81[1]
Area| 42,501 km2 (16,410 sq mi)
Established| August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31)
Governing body| Parks Australia (Commonwealth of Australia)
environment.gov.au/topics/marine/marine-reserves/south-east/tasman-fracture

Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a 42,502 km2 marine protected area within Australian waters located off the coast of south-west Tasmania. It extends to the southerly limits of the Australian exclusive economic zone in the Indian Ocean and encompasses the Tasman Fracture. The reserve was established in 2007[2] and is part of the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network.

The reserve includes a number of undersea peaks rising to less than 1,500 m (4,900 ft) below the sea surface that provide habitat to deepwater hard corals. The reserve is also habitat to many seabirds, seals and cetaceans, such as dolphins and killer whales. The fauna of this reserve includes subantarctic fishes and seabed invertebrates. Biodiversity within the reserve is influenced by the most easterly extent of the Zeehan Current.[3]

## Protection[edit]

Most of the Tasman Fracture marine reserve area is IUCN protected area category VI, however there are multiple zoned areas within the reserve with different protection classifications.[3]

Zone  | IUCN  | Activities permitted  | Area
(km2)

|
|
|

Recreational fishing  | Commercial fishing  | Mining
Marine National Park | II  | No  | No  | No  | 692
Special Purpose | VI  | Yes  | No  | with approval  | 21,313
Multiple Use | VI  | Yes  | with approval  | with approval  | 20 496
[Note 1]

## See also[edit]

* Australia portal
* Environment portal

* Commonwealth marine reserves
* Protected areas of Australia
* Southern Ocean
* Port Davey \- nearby Tasmanian marine reserve within Southwest National Park

## Notes[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve on OpenStreetMap". openstreetmap.org. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
2. ^ "Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2014 - Marine". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
3. ^ a b "Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
4. ^ "South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network - Zoning and activities". environment.gov.au. © Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network website

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Protected areas managed by the Australian Government

Botanical gardens & national parks|

| Botanical gardens|

* Australian National Botanic Gardens

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National parks|

* Booderee
* Christmas Island
* Kakadu
* Norfolk Island
* Pulu Keeling
* Uluru-Kata Tjuta

Australian marine parks|

| South-west Marine Park Network|

* Abrolhos
* Jurien
* Two Rocks
* Perth Canyon
* Geographe
* South-west Corner
* Eastern Recherche
* Twilight
* Bremer
* Great Australian Bight
* Murat
* Western Eyre
* Western Kangaroo Island
* Southern Kangaroo Island

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North-west Marine Park Network|

* Carnarvon Canyon
* Shark Bay
* Gascoyne
* Ningaloo
* Montebello
* Dampier
* Rowley Shoals
* Eighty Mile Beach
* Argo-Rowley Terrace
* Mermaid Reef
* Roebuck
* Kimberley
* Ashmore Reef
* Cartier Island

North Marine Park Network|

* Oceanic Shoals
* Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
* Arafura
* Arnhem
* Wessel
* Limmen
* Gulf of Carpentaria
* West Cape York

Coral Sea Marine Park|

* Coral Sea

Temperate East Marine Park Network|

* Jervis
* Hunter
* Cod Grounds
* Solitary Islands
* Central Eastern
* Gifford
* Lord Howe
* Norfolk

South-east Marine Parks Network|

* Apollo
* Beagle
* Boags
* East Gippsland
* Flinders
* Franklin
* Freycinet
* Huon
* Macquarie Island
* Murray
* Nelson
* South Tasman Rise
* Tasman Fracture
* Zeehan

Commonwealth Marine Reserves|

* Heard Island and McDonald Islands Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Marine parks|

* Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Antarctic Specially Protected Areas|

* Amanda Bay
* Ardery Island and Odbert Island
* Clark Peninsula
* Frazier Islands
* Hawker Island
* Marine Plain
* Mawson's Huts
* North-eastern Bailey Peninsula
* Rookery Islands
* Scullin and Murray Monoliths
* Stornes
* Taylor Rookery

Reserves held in trust|

* Calperum Station (reserve)
* Taylorville Station (reserve)

Managing authorities|

* Director of National Parks (Parks Australia)
* Australian Antarctic Division
* Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Related topics|

* Protected areas of Australia
* Biosphere reserves in Australia
* A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia
* Indigenous Protected Area
* National Reserve System
* Ramsar sites in Australia
* World Heritage Sites in Oceania

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