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Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park - the Jewel of the Bay Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park - the jewel of the bay Marine wonders on Melbourne’s Behind Queenscliff lies Swan Bay, a large seagrass meadow that shelters many juvenile doorstep fish, including a number of commercially Dramatic underwater gorges, colourful sponge important species such as King George gardens, tall kelp forests, emerald seagrass Whiting. Swan Bay is also a major feeding beds, expanses of glittering yellow sand, area for many species of wader birds. surging currents and tranquil backwaters - the southern end of Port Phillip Bay has it all. Popes Eye, a small semi-circle of rocks halfway between Queenscliff and Sorrento, was constructed for defence of the Bay in the This superb marine environment is now fully th protected in Port Phillip Heads Marine National 19 century. It is now famous for its amazing Park, which comprises six separate areas - diversity of marine plants, fish, invertebrates, Swan Bay, Mud Islands, Pope’s Eye, Point and a colony of Australasian Gannets. Lonsdale, Point Nepean and Portsea Hole. Mud Islands are a series of sand islands surrounding a shallow lagoon that are n o t eMuch s of the area’s energy and drama comes from its unique location at the narrow entrance particularly important as bird breeding, roosting to the largest bay in Victoria. Water surges and feeding areas. Many seabirds breed here through this entrance, known as the 'The Rip', in spring, and over summer they are home to as the bay fills and empties with the tides. With thousands of international migratory waders. the tide comes suspended food for the many filter-feeding animals that live in the area. Protecting our marine Beneath the kelp-covered ledges on the walls environment of the deep gorge that runs through Port Phillip The waters off Australia’s southern coast are Heads are spectacular sponge gardens, which very special and unique. Over 90% of the when illuminated are as colourful as tropical plants and animals living here are found coral reefs. Sheer rock faces are painted with nowhere else on earth. Jewel Anemones, bright Yellow Zooanthids, and a diversity of colourful sponges. Resting The Victorian Government has created a under the ledges during the day are bright Blue system of 13 Marine National Parks and 11 Devilfish, and inquisitive leatherjackets p a r k smaller Marine Sanctuaries to ensure that abound. Divers come from around the world to representative samples of Victoria’s diverse, admire these magnificent scenes. distinctive and amazing marine environment are conserved for future generations. Inside the Bay conditions are less severe. On the sheltered side of Point Nepean are a series These parks and sanctuaries now protect 5.3% of reefs covered in Brown kelps and wiry Sea- of Victoria’s coastal waters, safeguarding nymph seagrasses. This is a well-known important marine habitats and species, and location for the stunning Weedy Seadragon, complementing our world-class national parks Victoria’s marine state emblem. system on land. By keeping some of these marine areas in a natural state, free from potentially damaging human activities, we will protect these environments into the future. Victorians will also benefit from the positive effects that this protection will have on recreation and tourism, community education and scientific research. People are encouraged to visit Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries, but extractive or potentially damaging activities (e.g. fishing Weedy Seadragon and mining) are prohibited within their boundaries in order to preserve marine biodiversity and maintain or enhance the condition of these areas. For more information call the Parks Victoria Information Centre on 13 1963 or visit our website at www.parkweb.vic.gov.au No fishing, netting, Port Phillip Heads Area: 3,580 ha 012 spearing, taking or killing Marine National Park of marine life. KILOMETRES All methods of fishing, Cartography by Spatial Vision 2003 Highway Boat access point N M/7364 from the shore or at sea, are prohibited. Sealed road s Yellow Triangular MELBOURNE l Boundary Marker Marine National Park In water boundary l marker l National Park No taking or damaging (Pile or Buoy) GEELONG H of animals, plants and Reef Lighthouse objects (artefacts) Waterbody Information HWM High Water Mark Latitude and Longitude values are based on WGS84. GPS users note that co-ordinates for boundaries are given in the format degrees:minutes:seconds. Alternate formats are available on Parkweb, by calling 13 1963 or from Parks Victoria Offices. Location of reefs are for illustrative purposes only and may not indicate the true position To St Leonards HW M M HW s 3801308S To Portarlington 14404104E Swan Bay Jetty (centreline) 150m l Edwards Point l ROAD l l l SWAN l BAY l 3801329S ROAD 150m 150m s l Duck 14404154E l s Island l 150m Marcus s Hill C Column HWM PORTARLINGTON SWAN BAY Swan Island 0 To Geelong 38 1536 Rabbit 14404513 F s Island BELLARINE IF L C S HWM N E E PORT PHILLIP BAY U Q Burnt HWM s Point M SHELL Tip HW B110 Island Queenscliff HWY To Ocean Grove C High ROAD Light s Hume Clarkes Tower Shortlands Beacon Bluff enlargement Queenscliff to Popes Eye Area Sorrento HWM Car/Passenger Ferry Point etres Lonsdale No2 Light C West Channel 3801657 100 m 14404510 0 s 38 1722S 3801731S 0 HWM 144 3620E 14403803E 500m Point Lonsdale Lighthouse 3801821S 0 0 Corsair Beacon- 144 4114E 38 1735S Rock Beacon Point Nepean Area 0 C 144 3609E 250m 3801816S Point 0 M 0 0 144 3824E Nepean HW 38 1834S 38 1803S 0 0 Portsea 144 4241E 144 3718E MORNINGTON s 3801840S Hole H PENINSULA 14404233E W 0 M NATIONAL 38 1843S PARK 14404252E s CA 154 Parish of Nepean 3801845S P Portsea 0 O BASS STRAIT 14404000E 38 1849S INT 14404245 E NEPEAN 3801933S 14403901E B110 R London Bridge O A D Sorrento Marine National Park boundaries 010 Km MELBOURNE Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park (3,580 hectares) is made up of six separate areas: Swan Bay, Mud Islands, Point Lonsdale, Point Nepean, Popes Eye, and Portsea Hole. FWY Werribee NEPEAN The Swan Bay component of the park includes almost the entire bay, identified by a series of shore markers along the ES C POINT COOKE IN R COASTAL PARK eastern boundary. A 300 metre wide channel, identified by P In-water navigation markers extending from Swan Bay Jetty HWY M1 Ricketts to the park boundary north end of Duck Island, is not within Point the park. PORT PHILLIP BAY The Mud Islands component of the park is a 2.5km by 2.5km Portarlington square area surrounding Mud Islands. Geelong Frankston Y The Point Lonsdale component of the park extends along and BELLA W RINE H off-shore from Clarkes Beacon to west of Point Lonsdale and B100 B110 HW excludes the area 50m around the pier. Yellow triangular Y NEPEAN shore markers identify the park boundaries at Clarkes Beacon T S A and near the life saving station. O ARTHURS C Queenscliff SEAT F HWY Portsea R STATE The Point Nepean component of the park extends along and U Point PARK S Lonsdale 250 metres offshore from the Mornington Peninsula National Torquay B110 Park to Corsair Rock, and then forms a large wedge to the south until it rejoins the coast. The shore boundary is indicated MORNINGTON by yellow triangular shore markers. PENINSULA NATIONAL PARK The boundary of the park at Popes Eye extends in a circle of Flinders 100 metres radius from its centre. PHILLIP BASS STRAIT ISLAND The boundary of the park is a rectangular area around Portsea Hole offshore from Portsea Pier. What you might see The incredible diversity of marine life around the entrance to Port Phillip Bay is due to the wide range of habitats in the area and its central Victorian location. The area marks the end of the range for some animals and plants that prefer the cold waters of western Victoria, but it also supports some warmth-loving species from eastern Australia that can survive in the bay's relatively calm and shallow waters. Vercos Nudibranch Western Blue Devilfish Paraplesiops meleagris Against the backdrop of the bright reds, oranges, yellows Activity What can 3801536S 3801538S and whites of Port Phillip I do? 14404513E 14404656E Head's sponge 'gardens', the Recreational activities vivid sapphire body and Mud Islands Area iridescent blue spots of the · nature observation and sightseeing yes pouting Blue Devilfish is a · snorkelling and scuba diving yes AY stunning sight. A favourite with · swimming, surfing yes scuba divers, this inquisitive · windsurfing, sailing, boating yes(1) fish rarely ventures beyond its · filming and photography yes home ledge, crevice or small cave. It is believed that the Recreational fishing and harvesting male guards the eggs that are · all forms of fishing - line, spear, netting, traps no laid by the female well back in · shellfish collection, including abalone no the crevice. and rock lobster collection · bait collection no Western Blue Devilfish grow · catch and release fishing no to around 30 centimetres in length, and are found at depths Commercial fishing and marine aquaculture between 10 and 45 metres. 3801657S 3801659S The population of Blue · abalone fishing no 14404510E 14404653E Devilfish at Port Phillip Heads · rock lobster fishing no is thought to be the largest in · netting, line fishing and trapping no Victoria, and the fish is near · marine aquaculture no the eastern extent of its range here. Education and research Verco's Nudibranch Tambja verconis · educational excursions yes · scientific research yes (2) Verco's Nudibranch is just one of the 400 species of colourful nudibranchs found in Australian waters. The name nudibranch Other uses (pronounced noo-dee-brank) refers to the animals naked gills, and Verco's Nudibranch displays these as feathery plumes on · licensed tour operators yes (2) its back.
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