Location
Key Information
| 170,099 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 181,243 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
Boundary: Dpt of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (Unmodified)
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Purpose
To contribute to a national and global representative system of marine protected areas, by providing protection for unique species, habitats and ecosystem processes including foraging grounds and shelf areas with increased nutrients; to provide scientific reference points that can Inform the management of the area and to be able to understand better the impacts of Climate Change on the whole Southern Ocean; to facilitate integrated and ecologically sustainable management of marine resources of the area; and to reduce the ecological impacts of fisheries and other extractive industries including effects on by-catch species such as albatrosses and petrels.
Species of Concern: penguins, albatrosses, petrels, seals, orca, Patagonian toothfish
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
Activities are regulated within the MPA zones.