This dataset represents Australia's network of Commonwealth Marine Reserves that came into effect in 2014, and has since been superseded. For current Marine Protected Areas in Commonwealth waters refer to the Australian Marine Parks dataset.Consistent with the Australian Government's commitment to develop a National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), networks of Commonwealth Marine Reserves were proclaimed for Commonwealth waters across the South-west, North-west, North, Coral Sea and Temperate East Marine Regions. These networks built on previous Marine Protected Area proclamations, including the South-east network declared in 2007. This dataset is released under Creative Commons by Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Australia (CC BY-NC 3.0). The Commonwealth marine reserves declared in November 2012 were under transitional arrangements until management plans came into effect in July 2014. The South-east Network of Commonwealth Marine Reserves are managed under the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network Management Plan 2013-23, in place from 1 July 2013. More information is available at https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/This data contains spatial and contextual information about Commonwealth Marine Reserves under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth governments Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, which were managed by the then Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC). It does not include data on MPAs in other Australian jurisdictions (e.g. the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, State/Territory parks), or Terrestrial Protected Areas with marine components (eg Pulu Keeling National Park).

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2010 - Marine, provides both spatial and text information about off-shore protected areas in both state and commonwealth waters. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current for 2010. This is the eighth version of the CAPAD database, with previous versions released in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:"A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DSEWPaC) publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.Main attributes in the database include:NAME: the name of the protected area.TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism.TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.TYPE abbreviations include:AQR = Aquatic ReserveCMR = Commonwealth Marine ReserveDPAA = Dugong Protection Area (A)DPAB = Dugong Protection Area (B)DS = Dolphin SanctuaryFHAA = Fish Habitat Area (A)FHAB = Fish Habitat Area (B)FHPA = Fish Habitat Protection AreaLS = Lobster SanctuaryMAR = Marine ReserveMCA = Marine Conservation AreaMMA = Marine Management AreaMNNR = Marine National Nature ReserveMNP = Marine National ParkMNR = Marine Nature ReserveMP = Marine ParkMR = Marine ReserveMS = Marine SanctuaryNNR = National Nature ReserveNP = National ParkNR = Nature ReserveSH = Shipwreck ReserveIUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia.GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site.LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_DATE.NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction. "X" = a protected area located within an Australian external territory (e.g. Christmas Island). "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria.STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. COM = protected areas located in Commonwealth Waters.AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.AUTHORITY abbreviations include:DSEWPaC = Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterGBRMPA = Great Barrier Reef Marine Park AuthorityNSW_DPI = NSW Department of Primary IndustriesNSW_MPA = NSW Marine Park AuthorityNT_PWS = NT Parks and Wildlife ServicePIRSA =

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2018 provides both spatial and textual information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for Australia, in both the marine and terrestrial environments. This dataset is the marine component of the CAPAD only. Marine CAPAD provides information about off-shore protected areas in both state and Commonwealth waters. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 30 June 2018. This is the ninth version of the marine database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016.The Department also publishes protected areas data for the terrestrial environment. The terrestrial component of the database has been previously released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016.CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area: "A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values." (IUCN Definition 2008).The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.CAPAD 2018 is available for use through the CC-BY 4.0 licencing model.The main attributes of Marine CAPAD 2018 are described below. For more information please refer to the CAPAD Technical Specification document.Marine CAPAD 2018 Attributes:PA_ID: A unique three digit code for the protected area that should persist between versions of CAPAD. This field was named 'PA_ID_grp' in CAPAD 2016.PA_PID: A unique code for a parcel or zone within a protected area that should persist between versions of CAPAD. The first three digits of the PA_PID code (the PA_ID) are common to all component polygons of a single protected area. This field was named 'PA_ID' in previous versions of CAPAD.NAME: The official (gazetted) name of a protected area.TYPE: The type of protected area according to the establishment mechanism. e.g. Marine National Park, Marine Sanctuary, Indigenous Protected AreaTYPE_ABBR: The abbreviation of the protected area TYPE.AMP = Australian Marine ParkAQR = Aquatic ReserveCA = Conservation AreaCP = Conservation ParkDPAA = Dugong Protection Area (A)DPAB = Dugong Protection Area (B)DS = Dolphin SanctuaryFHAA = Fish Habitat Area (A)FHAB = Fish Habitat Area (B)FHPA = Fish Habitat Protection AreaGR = Game ReserveIPA = Indigenous Protected AreaLS = Rock Lobster SanctuaryMCA = Marine Conservation AreaMMA = Marine Management AreaMNP = Marine National ParkMNR = Marine Nature ReserveMP = Marine ParkMS = Marine SanctuaryNP = National ParkNPC = National Park (Commonwealth)NPS4 = National Parks Act - Schedule 4 park or reserveNR = Nature ReserveS5G = 5(1)(g) ReserveS5H = 5(1)(h) ReserveSH = Shipwreck ReserveIUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the managing authority.IA = Strict Nature ReserveIB = Wilderness AreaII = National ParkIII = Natural Monument or FeatureIV = Habitat/Species Management AreaV = Protected Landscape/SeascapeVI = Protected area with sustainable use of natural resourcesNR = (Not Reported) - For protected areas where an IUCN category is unknown and/or the data provider has not provided any related information.NA = (Not Applicable) - Denotes an area that does not meet the NRS criteria or the IUCN definition of a protected area but has management complimentary to the NRS.NAS = (Not Assigned) - The protected area meets the standard definition of protected areas but the data provider has chosen not to use the IUCN Protected Area Management Categories.NRS_MPA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area in terms of meeting the standard for inclusion in the NRSMPA. For marine reserves refer to the document “Guidelines for Establishing the National Representative System of Marine

This dataset identifies the longitude and latitude of the South Australian Marine Park outer boundaries at different locations within the state.

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) provides both spatial and textual information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for Australia, in both the marine and terrestrial environments. State, Territory and the large NGO conservation agencies supplied data current for 30 June 2024. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area: "A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values." (IUCN Definition 2008).The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. The terrestrial component of the database has been previously released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010.This version, provides both spatial and text information about off-shore protected areas in both state and commonwealth waters. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current for 31 December 2012. This is the sixth version of the CAPAD- Marine database, with previous versions published in 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010.CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:"A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).The Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DOE) publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.This version of CAPAD 2012-Marine is a public / downloadable dataset available for use through the CC-BY licencing model.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE USERS – TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTSThe process for developing management plans has been completed for the five Commonwealth marine reserve networks declared around Australia and the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve. Until the new management plans come into effect transitional management arrangements are in place. Under these transitional arrangements, there are no changes "on the water" for users in the new areas added to the Commonwealth marine reserve estate. If people hold an existing approval to undertake activities within Commonwealth marine reserves or the now-revoked Coral Sea Conservation Zone, they are able to continue to operate under the terms of the existing approval. No additional administrative requirements apply.The management plan for the South-east Network came into effect on 1 July 2013 with the management plans for the South-west, North-west, North and Temperate East Networks and the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve are under review. More information is available at https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Main attributes in the database include:NAME: the name of the protected area.TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism.TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.TYPE abbreviations include:AQR = Aquatic ReserveCMR = Commonwealth Marine ReserveDPAA = Dugong Protection Area (A)DPAB = Dugong Protection Area (B)DS = Dolphin SanctuaryFHAA = Fish Habitat Area (A)FHAB = Fish Habitat Area (B)FHPA = Fish Habitat Protection AreaLS = Rock Lobster SanctuaryMAR = Marine ReserveMCA = Marine Conservation AreaMMA = Marine Management AreaMNNR = Marine National Nature ReserveMNP = Marine National ParkMNR = Marine Nature ReserveMP = Marine ParkMR = Marine ReserveMS = Marine SanctuaryNNR = National Nature ReserveNP = National ParkNR = Nature ReserveSH = Shipwreck ReserveIUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).Definitions include:IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific

This dataset is a spatial representation of the exclusion area described in the document 'Prohibition and revocation on entering or remaining in certain areas of Lord Howe Marine Park' (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000, Subregulation 12.23(3), 2020).Part of the northern-most National Park Zone of Lord Howe Marine Park, which includes part of Middleton Reef, has been closed following a report of a suspected unexploded ordnance (UXO).An exclusion zone of 500 metres from a submerged UXO has been established.For more information see: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/temperate-east/lord-howe/The Lord Howe Island Australian Marine Park zoning boundaries can be found in the Australian Marine Parks dataset: https://fed.dcceew.gov.au/datasets/erin::australian-marine-parks/about

This dataset was created for the independent Commonwealth Marine Reserves Review and does not reflect government policy. In November 2012, the Australian Government established 44 new Commonwealth marine reserves (CMRs) in the South-west, North-west, North, Temperate East and Coral Sea marine regions, as part of the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). These reserves build on previous MPAs, including those in the South-east CMR Network declared in 2007, to form Australia’s system of Commonwealth marine reserves. An independent review of the CMRs proclaimed in 2012 was undertaken between September 2014 and December 2015, with a view to informing statutory management plans for the CMRs. This dataset contains spatial and contextual advice for zoning boundaries as recommended by the Bioregional Advisory Panel for the Commonwealth Marine Reserves Review. The dataset does not reflect Australian Government policy. It does not include data on MPAs in other Australian jurisdictions (e.g. the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, State/Territory parks), or terrestrial protected areas with marine components (e.g. Pulu Keeling National Park), nor does it include the South-east CMR Network which was not included in the Commonwealth Marine Reserves Review. More information on the review is available at: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/management/background/review-reports/IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE USERSImportant information about management arrangements applying to the CMRs that have been subject to the review is available at www.environment.gov.au/marinereserves

Download FGDB:- Download The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) provides both spatial and textual information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for Australia, in both the marine and terrestrial environments. State, Territory and the large NGO conservation agencies supplied data current for 30 June 2024.CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area: "A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values." (IUCN Definition 2008).The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.