Point Labatt

AquAquaatiticc ResReserveerve 1. POINT LABATT 134o 14.673’ Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve 134o 15.851’ 33o 8.679’ 33o 8.679’ Point Labatt Conservation Park GPS coordinates based on GDA 94 Seal which coincides colony colony Lookout almost exactly with WGS84. All coordinates are shown as degrees, AquAquaatiticc ResReserveerves decimal minutes. o 134 14.623’ o 33o 9.406’ Mangroves 134 15.988’ 33o 9.406’ 0121 nm km Locality Outstanding physical, biological or other Western Side of Eyre Peninsula, 50km south of features Streaky Bay. This area represents one of the largest mainland breeding sites for Australian sea lions (Neophoca Permitted Activities cinerea) in Australia. None Known endangered or rare species Prohibited Activities Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) are Public access to all of the reserve is prohibited, protected under the Fisheries Management Act as is any fishing and collecting or removal of any 2007 and are listed as ‘rare’ under the National marine organisms. Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. Primary Purpose Additional information The Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve was The exposed rocky cliffs and granite slabs established for the protection of a major extending out to sea, are home to Australia’s breeding colony of the Australian sea lion largest mainland breeding colony of the rare (Neophoca cinerea). Point Labatt Aquatic Australian sea lion. Point Labatt is set aside to Reserve constitutes the marine extension of provide an undisturbed, safe refuge for Point Labatt Conservation Park (see breeding females. http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/pdfs/poi ntlabatt_cp.pdf). The reserve extends seaward for one nautical mile. Underwater reefs provide habitat for Major Habitat Types various fish species including sweep, blue groper, Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve is made up of a wrasse and leather jackets. These and other fish sandy beach with exposed rocky cliffs. This is the provide a varied and abundant food stock for preferred breeding habitat for sea lions. There the sea lion colony. are also offshore reefs and a high wave energy coastline..

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