Lord Howe Island Marine Park - Balls Pyramid Sanctuary Zone

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Key Information

TYPE

MPA Subzone

DESIGNATION

Marine Park Subzone

LOCATED IN

New South Wales

Australia

AREA

65 km²	MARINE AREA
65 km²	TOTAL AREA ⁱ

MANAGED BY

Department of Primary Industries

Management Website

LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)

Most Restrictive ⁱ

Marine life removal is prohibited (or entry is prohibited)

DATA SOURCE(S)

Boundary: Departement of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Unmodified)

DATA VERSION

2.0

LAST REVIEWED

October 2022

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Purpose

To provide the highest level of protection for biodiversity and natural and cultural features. This zone protects a range of biological communities not recorded from the Lord Howe Island shelf, including fish and invertebrates which live on the slopes of the sea-mount that descend to over 2 kilometres deep.

Species of Concern: multiple

Regulations Summary

Restrictions

1. All forms of fishing and collecting are prohibited.
2. Vessels are prohibited from anchoring.
3. Personal motorised watercraft (jet skis) use is prohibited.
4. Seawater that is obtained for ballast from outside the marine park may not be discharged within the park. Vessels intending to discharge will be required to exchange or appropriately treat ballast water before entering the park.
5. Commercial collection for the aquarium trade is prohibited.