This data represents the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia - Environmental Protection (Western Swamp Tortoise Habitat) Policy 2011. This policy protects the The habitat of the Western Swamp Tortoise by declaring beneficial uses that are to be protected and aims to ensure management activities within the policy area do not adversely impact on the habitat or these beneficial uses. These boundaries were gazetted and enacted with the original policy on the 14 Feb 2012. A full description of the Policy and boundary is available on the EPA website https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/policies-guidance/environmental-protection-western-swamp-tortoise-habitat-policy-2011.

This data represents the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia - Peel Harvey EPP Environmental Protection (Peel Inlet - Harvey Estuary) Policy 1992. This policy protects the estuary by setting environmental quality objectives and outlines the means by which they are to be achieved and maintained to prevent further degradation. These boundaries were gazetted and enacted with the policy on the 11 Dec 1992. Boundary was developed by the Policy Branch of the Department of Environmental Protection, a full description of the Policy and boundary is available on the EPA website www.epa.wa.gov.au.

This data represents the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia. This dataset represents the spatial boundary of the Swan Bioplan Regionally Significant Natural Areas. © Government of Western Australia 2014. Environmental Protection Authority. This dataset was formerly known as SWAN Bioplan Regionally Significant Natural Areas 2010 (EPA-008)

This data represents the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia. This dataset represents the spatial boundaries of the SEP Cockburn Protection Levels. The dataset was updated in 2010 to accurately represent the coastline and the recent approval of James Point Stage1. When this dataset was created schedules 1-3 of the policy were updated. There are three levels of ecological protection high, moderate and low and the policy states that the percentage of Moderate protection which is Low ecological protection should not exceed 5%. This spatial data is representative of the Office of the EPA’s most recent recalculations of this statistic. Currently the percentage of MEPA which is LEPA is 4.39%. © Government of Western Australia 2014. Environmental Protection Authority. This dataset was formerly known as State Environment Policy Cockburn Protection Levels 2010 (EPA-009).

This data represents the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia. This dataset represents the spatial boundary of the Swan Bioplan Peel Sector. © Government of Western Australia 2014. Environmental Protection Authority. This dataset was formerly known as SWAN Bioplan Peel Sector 2010 (EPA-007)

This data represents the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia. This dataset represents the Local Assessment Unit (LAU) for the inner Port Hedland port area to be used for the purpose of applying Environmental Assessment Guideline No.3 (EPA 2009). The inner Port Hedland port area LAU provides the spatial basis for evaluating and accounting for the cumulative development-related irreversible losses of, and serious damage to, benthic primary producer habitats within the LAU boundaries. The area encompasses nearshore barrier islands, tidal creeks and adjacent intertidal areas in the vicinity of the Port Hedland inner port and has a total area of 15,102.5 hectares. © Government of Western Australia 2014. Environmental Protection Authority. This dataset was formerly known as EPB Local Assesment Port Hedland Port 2011(EPA-006)

Polygon coverage of the Fish Habitat Protection Areas in Western Australia declared under section 115 of the Fish Resource Management Act. Shapefile created from textual descriptions of fish and fish habitat protection areas in Notices. Formally (DOF-002)

This data represents the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia. The Kalgoorlie Environmental Protection Policy Areas are four areas in the Kalgoorlie region that are covered by the Kalgoorlie Environmental Protection Policy (Goldfields Residential Areas)(Sulfur Dioxide) Policy. The policy covers four areas; Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, Coolgardie-Boulder and the Kurrawang Aboriginal Reserve. The Purpose of the policy is to specify the maximum sulfur dioxide concentration permitted in the ambient air of a protected area. The environmental quality objectives are to control and progressively reduce sulfur dioxide concentration in the ambient air of a protected area during each year until 2008 and, to ensure that during and after 2008, the sulfur dioxide concentration in the ambient air of a protected area does not exceed 0.25ppm. © Government of Western Australia 2014. Environmental Protection Authority. This dataset was formerly known as EPP Goldfields Residential Areas Sulphur Dioxide 2003 (EPA-011)

Management of the marine environment in Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone is addressed by an Oceans Policy that was put forward by the government in 1998. The policy is being implemented through Regional Marine Plans, including the development of a network of representative Marine Protected Areas. The southeast region of Australia has been the first part of the Exclusive Economic Zone to undergo regional marine planning (in 2003) and Marine Protected Area development processes are currently in progress. This article can be found in Geological Association of Canada

Management of the marine environment in Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone is addressed by an Oceans Policy that was put forward by the government in 1998. The policy is being implemented through Regional Marine Plans, including the development of a network of representative Marine Protected Areas. The southeast region of Australia has been the first part of the Exclusive Economic Zone to undergo regional marine planning (in 2003) and Marine Protected Area development processes are currently in progress. This article can be found in Geological Association of Canada