Australia (National Waters)

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Region Boundary Source: Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 11

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Australia (National Waters)

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Level of Fishing Protection i

Australia (National Waters)

Least Restrictive
Less Restrictive
Moderately Restrictive
Heavily Restrictive
Most Restrictive
Marine Area
% of Total
Marine Area
% of Total
4,358,750 km2
59.29 %
1,044,923 km2
14.21 %
1,208,956 km2
16.45 %
36,138 km2
0.49 %
702,219 km2
9.55 %

REPRESENTS

82%
of Australia marine area
Least Restrictive
87.19 %
Less Restrictive
87.41 %
Moderately Restrictive
62.02 %
Heavily Restrictive
99.93 %
Most Restrictive
86.22 %
Last Update: March 2025
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2821 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)

2668 MPAs, 153 Non-MPAs, 1507 Subzones

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