Biologically important areas for 13 species Eastern – Marine environment surrounding the Commercial fishing, including the foraging area for 10 species of seabird, Australian Recherche Archipelago key ecological Western Australia South Coast Trawl Recherche feature. Fishery and Southern and West Coast sea lions and white sharks and a calving area for Demersal Gillnet and Longline Fishery. southern right whales. Recreational fishing. 3 seafloor habitats including shelf, slope and abyssal plain. 2 key ecological features the marine – environment surrounding the Recherche Archipelago and ancient coastline at 90-120m depth. Biologically important areas for 7 species Twilight – A biological seascape in the Eucla Commercial fishing, including foraging area for 5 species of seabird and white bioregion. gillnetting and trapping. sharks, and a calving area for southern right whales. Recreational and charter fishing. 2 seafloor habitats shelf and terrace. – Biologically important areas for 14 species Marine biodiversity across three depth Commercial fishing, including sectors Great – foraging area for 9 species of seabird, Australia sea ranges in the Great Australian Bight of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish Australian lions, white sharks and pygmy blue and sperm Shelf Transition bioregion. and Shark Fishery. Bight whales, and a calving area for southern right Recreational fishing. whales. 6 seafloor habitats abyssal plain, canyon, reef, – shelf, slope and terrace. 1 key ecological feature the ancient coastline at – 90-120m depth. Biologically important areas for 6 species Marine biodiversity in the Murat Commercial fishing, including purse Murat – foraging area for Australian sea lions and four bioregion. seine and trap fishing. species of seabird including the caspian tern, pacific Recreational and charter fishing. gull, short-tailed shearwater and white-faced storm petrel, and a known distribution area for white sharks.
Eastern Recherche Biologically important areas for 13 species – foraging area for 10 species of seabird, Australian sea lions and white sharks and a calving area for southern right whales. 3 seafloor habitats including shelf, slope and abyssal plain. 2 key ecological features – the marine environment surrounding the Recherche Archipelago and ancient coastline at 90-120m depth. Marine environment surrounding the Recherche Archipelago key ecological feature. Commercial fishing, including the Western Australia South Coast Trawl Fishery and Southern and West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Longline Fishery. Recreational fishing. Twilight Biologically important areas for 7 species – foraging area for 5 species of seabird and white sharks, and a calving area for southern right whales. 2 seafloor habitats – shelf and terrace. A biological seascape in the Eucla bioregion. Commercial fishing, including gillnetting and trapping. Recreational and charter fishing. Great Australian Bight Biologically important areas for 14 species – foraging area for 9 species of seabird, Australia sea lions, white sharks and pygmy blue and sperm whales, and a calving area for southern right whales. 6 seafloor habitats – abyssal plain, canyon, reef, shelf, slope and terrace. 1 key ecological feature – the ancient coastline at 90-120m depth. Marine biodiversity across three depth ranges in the Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition bioregion. Commercial fishing, including sectors of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery. Recreational fishing. Murat Biologically important areas for 6 species – foraging area for Australian sea lions and four species of seabird including the caspian tern, pacific gull, short-tailed shearwater and white-faced storm petrel, and a known distribution area for white sharks. Marine biodiversity in the Murat bioregion. Commercial fishing, including purse seine and trap fishing. Recreational and charter fishing.