Marine Bioregional Planning
Australia's marine bioregional planning program is designed to provide a clearer focus on conservation and sustainable management of Australia's marine environment. It is a process that is underpinned by the principles of ecologically sustainable development and it takes an ecosystem approach in managing Australia's marine biodiversity and environment.
Marine Bioregional Planning Regions
Marine bioregional planning is currently being implemented in five marine bioregional planning regions - the South-west, North-west, North, East and South-east Marine Regions.
The marine bioregional planning process focuses primarily on Commonwealth waters (the area of Australian jurisdiction that extends past state/Northern Territory waters from around 3 nautical miles to the outer limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone some 200 nautical miles from the shore).
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East Marine Region
Six month extension for the development of the East Marine Bioregional Plan.
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Information sheets
North-west Marine Region
- Areas for Further Assessment in the North-west Marine Region
- Marine bioregional planning - North-west Marine Region
