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North-west Marine Bioregional Plan Bioregional Profile
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2008
ISBN 978-642-55448-2
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Chapters of the report
- Ministerial Foreword, Contents, Preface and Executive Summary (PDF - 1,579 KB) | (RTF - 1,348 KB)
- Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 1,061 KB) | (RTF - 617 KB)
- Chapter 2 - The Marine Environment of the North-west Marine Region (PDF - 2,422 KB) | (RTF - 1,794 KB)
- Chapter 3 - Conservation Values of the North-west Marine Region (PDF - 1,250 KB) | (RTF - 480 KB)
- Chapter 4 - Establishing New Marine Protected Areas in the North-west Marine Region (PDF 1,378 KB) | (RTF - 374 KB)
- Chapter 5 - Human Activities and the North-west Marine Region (PDF 4,582 KB) | (RTF - 2,117 KB)
- Chapter 6 - Developing a North-west Marine Bioregional Plan: Next Steps (PDF 926 KB) | (RTF - 2,117 KB)
- Apendix A - International Conventions and Agreements on the Marine Environment (PDF 1,112 KB) | (RTF - 321 KB)
- Appendix B - An Overview of the Legislative Framework for Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation in Commonwealth Waters (PDF 981 KB) | (RTF - 312 KB)
- Appendix C - Nationally Protected Species in the North-west Marine Region (PDF 1,008 KB) | (RTF - 719 KB)
- Appendix D - North-west Marine Region Protected Species Group Report Cards (PDF 808 KB) | (RTF - 463 KB)
- Abbreviations and Acronyms and Glossary (PDF 984 KB) | (RTF - 120 KB)
- Large Format Maps: Key Ecological Features and Geomorphic (Seafloor) Features (PDF 875 KB)
About the profile
The North-west Bioregional Profile is the starting point for developing a Marine Bioregional Plan for the Region, which will be released in 2010. The Profile brings together for the first time, the best available information for the North-west Marine Region. It focuses on the natural assets of the North Marine Region, describes its ecological characteristics, outlines its conservation values and explains how new marine protected areas will be identified. Additionally, it provides a broad description of the human activities that take place in the Region.
The Bioregional Profile summarises information detailed in a number of reports produced for marine bioregional planning in this Region. These reports have been made available to assist in better understanding the North-west Marine Region and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commonwealth or indicate a commitment to a particular course of action.
Comments
While every attempt has been made to gather the best available information and provide a comprehensive picture of the North-west Marine Region, there will certainly be other information sources available that will be helpful in the next stages of the planning process. The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts welcomes any contribution from the public of information and data that may be relevant to developing the Bioregional Plan for the North-west Marine Region. Further information about the stakeholder consultation is available.
For any information, questions or comments please contact:
The Director
Tropical West Marine Conservation
Marine Division
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Edgar Waite Building
203 Channel Highway
Kingston TAS 7050
Please email any information, questions or comments to: NW_Marine_Plan@environment.gov.au