Part 9Bremer Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Part 9 Bremer Commonwealth Marine Reserve

9.1 Name of reserve

  This reserve is the Bremer Commonwealth Marine Reserve.

Note   Section 6 states the purposes of the reserve, section 7 states the depth of any land that may be included in the reserve and section 8 states the depth of the seabed included in the reserve.

9.2 IUCN category

  The Bremer Commonwealth Marine Reserve is assigned to IUCN category VI (managed resource protected area).

Note    Regulation 10.03H of the regulations lists each IUCN category and Schedule 8 to the regulations sets out the Australian IUCN reserve management principles for each IUCN category.

9.3 Area of reserve

  The Bremer Commonwealth Marine Reserve consists of an area in the Southern Ocean bounded by the line commencing at the point described in item 1 of the following table and running progressively as described in the table.

| 1 | The point of latitude 34° 24′ 00″ S, longitude 120° 06′ 00″ E | | 2 | South along the meridian of longitude 120° 06′ 00″ E to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 35° 12′ 00″ S | | 3 | West along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 119° 36′ 00″ E | | 5 | Generally easterly and northerly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 119° 40′ 48″ E on, or closest to, the parallel of latitude 34° 22′ 20″ S | | 7 | Generally north-easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 119° 49′ 30″ E | | 8 | South along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of latitude 34° 24′ 00″ S | | 9 | East along that parallel to the point of commencement |

9.4 Zones for reserve

 (1) The Bremer Commonwealth Marine Reserve is divided into the following zones:

 (a) the marine national park zone described in clause 9.5 of this Part;

 (b) the special purpose zone described in clauses 9.6 of this Part;

 (c) the multiple use zone described in clause 9.7 of this Part.

 (3) The special purpose zone and multiple use zone are each assigned to IUCN category VI (managed resource protected area).

9.5 Zone 1 of reserve—marine national park zone

  Zone 1 of the reserve consists of an area bounded by the line commencing at the point described in item 1 of the following table and running progressively as described in the table.

| 1 | The point of latitude 34° 18′ 00″ S, longitude 119° 49′ 30″ E | | 2 | West along the parallel of latitude 34° 18′ 00″ S to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 119° 40′ 48″ E | | 3 | North along that meridian to its intersection by the outer limit of the State waters of Western Australia | | 4 | Generally north-easterly along that outer limit to its intersection by the meridian of longitude 119° 49′ 30″ E |