Management of Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)

Interim management arrangements

Interim management arrangements for Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 commenced on 3 July 2009 and will apply until the management plan for a new representative marine reserve system in the North-west region is in place.

Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) was declared on 7 May 1987 for the purposes of conservation, protection of marine wildlife and habitats, recreation, education, scientific research and to create a buffer zone for the State component of Ningaloo Marine Park.

The park is managed under a cooperative arrangement between the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA), the Western Australian (WA) Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and the WA Department of Fisheries (DoF).