Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park Management Plan Summary

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Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park Management plan summary

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www.marineparks.sa.gov.au Marine Park 12 - Southern Spencer Gulf

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GMUZ-2 HPZ-1 GMUZ-1 Hardwicke Bay Hardwicke Corny Bay Point Point Souttar SPA-1 The Pines Corny Point Point Annie Point Turton 1

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Daly Head

Yorke Peninsula

Port Point Margaret Moorowie

Formby Bay Sturt Bay

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5 Ecotourism and education potential. 5 3 3 Browns Beach Foul Bay SPA-2 Nesting and feeding area for state listed sea eagles and osprey. Royston Head Inset 1

Pondalowie Bay Point Yorke Marion Marion Bay Bay West Cape Butlers Beach Haystack Island SZ-1 Rhino Head 2 RAZ-1 Stenhouse Bay Seal Island Chinaman's Hat Island Cable Cape Spencer Bay RAZ-1 S S ' ' 0

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Althorpe Islands 2 2 ° ° 5 5 3 3 0 4 Orcades Bank SZ RAZ-1 Kms Whiting spawning ground of statewide importance. Inset 1

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Cape Cassini Emu Bay Smith Bay 3 Stokes Bay HPZ-3 Cape Dutton Waterfall Creek SZ Spectacular coastline with high cliffs interspersed with boulder beaches and rocky shorelines. Snelling Reefs support a range of resident reef fishes. S S ' ' Western River

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4 Inset 2 ° ° Cove 5 5 3 3

Snug Cove

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Produced by Marine Parks Project Marine Park Zoning Topographic Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources GPO BOX 1047 Adelaide SA 5001 Restricted Access Zone (Existing) Built Up Area www.marineparks.sa.gov.au Data Source Marine Parks, NPWSA, Rock Lobster Sanctuary, Topographic Data Sanctuary Zone Marine Park Boundary Coastline (median high water) - DEWNR 0 10 Compiled 22 November 2012 Existing Reserves under other Acts Projection Lambert Conformal Conic Habitat Protection Zone Datum Geocentric Datum of Australia, 1994 General Managed Use Zone Rock Lobster Sanctuary Kms © Copyright Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources 2012. Adelaide All Rights Reserved. All works and information displayed are subject to Copyright. For the reproduction Or publication beyond that permitted by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cwlth) Special Purpose Area Coastline (median high water) written permission must be sought from the Department. THIS MAP IS INDICATIVE ONLY AND IS NOT Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information displayed, (Harbor Activities) INTENDED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES the Department, its agents, officers and employees make no representations, either express Major Road or implied, that the information displayed is accurate or fit for any purpose and expressly Special Purpose Area disclaims all liability for loss or damage arising from reliance upon the information displayed. (Shore-based recreational line fishing)

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DEH St andar d Marine Park 12 - Southern Spencer Gulf

136°40'E 136°50'E 137°0'E 137°10'E 137°20'E 137°30'E S S ' '

Port Minlacowie 0 0 5 5 ° ° 4 4 3 3

GMUZ-2 HPZ-1 GMUZ-1 Hardwicke Bay Hardwicke Corny Bay Point Point Souttar SPA-1 The Pines Corny Point Point Annie Point Turton 1

Warooka S ' S ' 0 0 °

° Gleesons Landing 5 5 3 3

Daly Head

Yorke Peninsula

Port Point Margaret Moorowie

Formby Bay Sturt Bay

Gym Beach Chinaman's Hat SZ S S ' Visually spectacular coastline that supports a range of life. ' 0 0 1 1 ° °

5 Ecotourism and education potential. 5 3 3 Browns Beach Foul Bay SPA-2 Nesting and feeding area for state listed sea eagles and osprey. Royston Head Inset 1

Pondalowie Bay Point Yorke Marion Marion Bay Bay West Cape Butlers Beach Haystack Island SZ-1 Rhino Head 2 RAZ-1 Stenhouse Bay Seal Island Chinaman's Hat Island Cable Cape Spencer Bay RAZ-1 S S ' ' 0

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Althorpe Islands 2 2 ° ° 5 5 3 3 0 4 Orcades Bank SZ RAZ-1 Kms Whiting spawning ground of statewide importance. Inset 1

Inset 2 HPZ-3 HPZ-2 SZ-2 3 2 SZ-3 S S ' ' 0 0 3 3 ° ° 5 5 3 3 GMUZ-3

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Beach 0 0 Kangaroo Island 4

4 Inset 2 ° ° Cove 5 5 3 3

Snug Cove

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DEH St andar d Marine Park 12 - Southern Spencer Gulf

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Port Minlacowie 0 0 What you can do in marine parks 5 5 ° ° 4 4 3 3

GMUZ-2 HPZ-1 GMUZ-1 Hardwicke Bay Hardwicke Aquaculture GMUZ HPZ SZ RAZ Where can Corny Bay Point Point recreational fishers Souttar All activities including pilot leases ✕ ✕ SPA-1 ✓ ✓ The Pines wet a line? Corny Point Point Annie Coastal Developments and Infrastructure GMUZ HPZ SZ RAZ Point Turton 1 Marinas, jetties, pontoons, breakwalls, outfall and pipelines, Zone ✓or ✕ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ renewable energy infrastructure

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° ° Gleesons Landing ✓ 5 5 3 3 Fishing and Collecting GMUZ HPZ SZ RAZ HPZ Daly Head ✓ Recreational/commercial fishing (other than trawling) ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ Yorke Peninsula SZ ✕ Competitions and organised events ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ RAZ ✕ Port Aboriginal traditional fishing and collecting Point Margaret Moorowie ✓ ✓ ✓limit ✓limit

Formby Bay Sturt Bay Collecting seagrass/algae and sessile animals ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ Gym Beach Chinaman's Hat SZ S S ' Visually spectacular coastline that supports a range of life. Trawling on or near the seabed ✕ ✕ ✕ ' ✓ 0 0 1 1 ° °

5 Ecotourism and education potential. 5 3 3 Browns Beach Foul Bay SPA-2 Nesting and feeding area for state listed sea eagles and osprey. Royston Head Inset 1 Harbors, Navigation and Transport GMUZ HPZ SZ RAZ Navigation markers and aids ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Pondalowie Bay Point Yorke Marion Marion Bay Bay General navigation and operation of vessels and anchoring West Cape Butlers Beach Haystack Island SZ-1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ Rhino Head 2 of vessels less than 80m in length RAZ-1 Stenhouse Bay Seal Island Chinaman's Hat Island Anchoring of vessels – 80 metres and over in length ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ Cable Cape Spencer Bay RAZ-1 Permanent vessel mooring ✓ ✓ ✓permit ✕ S S ' ' 0

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Althorpe Islands 2 2 ° ° 5 5 3 3 0 4 Dredging and depositing dredged materials ✓ ✓limit ✕ ✕ Orcades Bank SZ RAZ-1 Kms Whiting spawning ground of statewide importance. Operating aircraft Inset 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓limit

Inset 2 HPZ-3 Recreation, Research and Other Commercial GMUZ HPZ SZ RAZ HPZ-2 SZ-2 Recreational activities – diving, boating, walking, surfing etc ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ 3 Motorised water sports and aerobatics ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ 2 SZ-3 S S ' ' Domestic animals ✕ 0 0 ✓ ✓ ✓limit 3 3 ° ° 5 5 3 3 GMUZ-3 Notes Animal feeding/baiting/berleying ✕ ✕ 0 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ permit = a permit is Kms Research ✓ ✓ ✓permit ✓permit required for this activity Cape Cassini ✓ limit = conditions apply Emu Bay Commercial photography and film making ✓ ✓ permit ✕ Smith Bay ✓ when undertaking this activity 3 Stokes Bay Competitions and organised events (non fishing) ✓ ✓ ✓permit ✕ HPZ-3 Cape Dutton Waterfall Creek SZ • All other laws of this Spectacular coastline with high cliffs interspersed with Tourism operations ✕ boulder beaches and rocky shorelines. ✓ ✓ ✓permit state continue to apply. Snelling Reefs support a range of resident reef fishes. S S

' • Essential access, ' Western River

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4 Inset 2 ° ° Cove 5 5 3 3 Resource Extraction and Production GMUZ HPZ SZ RAZ such as in the case Snug Cove of an emergency, is Active surveying (physical or chemical) ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ permitted in all zones.

Direct drilling (mining or petroleum) ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ For further information 136°40'E 136°50'E 137°0'E 137°10'E 137°20'E 137°30'E see also the full zoning tables

Produced by Marine Parks Project Mineral or petroleum processing ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ describing activities and uses Marine Park Zoning Topographic Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources GPO BOX 1047 Adelaide SA 5001 in marine park zones, available Restricted Access Zone (Existing) Built Up Area www.marineparks.sa.gov.au Data Source Marine Parks, NPWSA, Rock Lobster Sanctuary, Topographic Data Wastewater Disposal/Discharges GMUZ HPZ SZ RAZ at www.marineparks.sa.gov.au Sanctuary Zone Marine Park Boundary Coastline (median high water) - DEWNR 0 10 Compiled 22 November 2012 or in South Australia’s Marine Habitat Protection Zone Existing Reserves under other Acts Projection Lambert Conformal Conic Datum Geocentric Datum of Australia, 1994 Discharge, extraction and disposal for a desalination plant ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ Parks Network Explanatory General Managed Use Zone Rock Lobster Sanctuary Kms © Copyright Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources 2012. Adelaide All Rights Reserved. All works and information displayed are subject to Copyright. For the reproduction Or publication beyond that permitted by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cwlth) Document. Special Purpose Area Coastline (median high water) written permission must be sought from the Department. THIS MAP IS INDICATIVE ONLY AND IS NOT Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information displayed, Discharges from vessels (Harbor Activities) INTENDED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES the Department, its agents, officers and employees make no representations, either express ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ Major Road or implied, that the information displayed is accurate or fit for any purpose and expressly Special Purpose Area disclaims all liability for loss or damage arising from reliance upon the information displayed. (Shore-based recreational line fishing)

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DEH St andar d Management strategies for the park

The Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park Management Plan has been developed around four management priorities and supporting strategies.

Protection Performance assessment, knowledge and review 1. Manage activities and uses in the marine park in accordance 10. Develop and implement a monitoring, evaluation and with zoning and special purpose area provisions. reporting (MER) program that measures the effectiveness of this marine park management plan and its contribution 2. Actively influence activities and uses within and adjacent to South Australia’s marine parks network (2011 baseline), to the marine park to help mitigate threats to marine and that: biodiversity and marine habitats. − is designed to measure the effectiveness of the 3. Consider additional protections and/or temporary restrictions management plan in delivering the predicted outcomes where necessary in circumstances of urgency — to inform adaptive management; 1 (a) to protect a listed species of plant or animal, or − includes linkages to relevant state, national and threatened ecological community; or international monitoring, evaluation and reporting (b) to protect a feature of natural or cultural heritage frameworks; significance; or − sets out targets and indicators linked to strategies and (c) to protect public safety. outcomes for monitoring, which include ecological, socio- economic, environmental and management elements; 4. Introduce a permitting system to provide for the following activities (where not otherwise authorised): − monitors the delivery of education, research and governance mechanisms; and • scientific research in a sanctuary or restricted access zone; − assesses the effectiveness of compliance activities. • tourism operations in a sanctuary zone; • competitions and organised events in a sanctuary zone; 11. Foster partnerships to support the implementation of the MER Program incorporating opportunities for community and • commercial film-making (including sound recording and stakeholder involvement. photography) in a sanctuary zone; and • installation of vessel moorings in a sanctuary zone. 12. Ensure outcomes of the MER Program and research outcomes are made publicly available and inform decision making and periodic review of this management plan. Stewardship through community involvement 13. Conduct priority research and foster research partnerships to 5. Provide for public appreciation, understanding and assess the integrity of knowledge frameworks that underpin enjoyment of the marine park. the predicted outcomes. 6. Create and promote opportunities for sustainable nature- 14. Encourage Aboriginal people, local communities and based tourism in the marine park. stakeholders to preserve traditional and historic knowledge 7. Provide education to support the implementation of the and, where appropriate, share this knowledge with others. marine park.

8. Seek to involve local communities and stakeholders in the Compliance day-to-day management and monitoring of the marine park. 15. Develop and implement a compliance strategy for the marine park that: 9. Work cooperatively with Aboriginal communities to conserve country, plants, animals and culture. • is cost-efficient; • is focussed on sanctuary zones and other conservation priorities; • complements existing compliance efforts; • maximises voluntary compliance; and • includes measures to address serious or repeat non- compliance. 1. “listed species” and “threatened ecological community” refers to species or ecological communities of conservation concern listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth), the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 or the Fisheries Management Act 2007. For further information please contact: Disclaimer Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the contents of this Phone Information Line 1800 006 120 or see SA White Pages for your local publication are factually correct, the Department of Environment, Water and DEWNR office. Online information available at: www.marineparks.sa.gov.au Natural Resources makes no representations and accepts no responsibility for ©State of South Australia through the Department of Environment, Water the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose of the contents, and Natural Resources. Apart from fair dealings and other uses permitted by and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), no part of this publication may be reproduced, indirectly through the use of or reliance on the contents of this publication. published, communicated, transmitted, modified or commercialised without the Reference to any company, product or service in this publication should not be prior written approval of the Department of Environment, Water and Natural taken as a Departmental endorsement of the company, product or service. Resources. Printed December 2012 | FIS 91905_12 Photography: DEWNR, Bill Doyle, David Muirhead, Simon Bryars Written requests for permission should be addressed to: Design and Production Manager, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources GPO Box 1047 Adelaide SA 5001