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Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park
South Australia
Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park
Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityPort Lincoln
Coordinates34°34′59″S 136°16′26″E / 34.58306°S 136.27389°E / -34.58306; 136.27389
Established1972[2]
Area476.90 km2 (184.1 sq mi)[3]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
WebsiteSir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Sir Joseph Banks Group in Spencer Gulf about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east-northeast of Port Lincoln. The conservation park of which specific islands had been previously declared as Flora and Fauna Reserves under statutes in force prior to 1972, was proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. It was declared ‘primarily for the conservation of Cape Barren geese (which had suffered severe population declines during the middle of 20th century, from hunting), and to protect marine mammal habitat’. As of 1996, the conservation park did not include Spilsby island which is privately owned and ‘lighthouse reserves’ on other islands while the following islands have been added post-declaration - Reevesby Island which was added in 1974 and Dangerous Reef which was added in 1989. The conservation park was subsequently extended to include the waters within 2 nautical miles (4 km) of the shoreline of all islands in the group and Dangerous Reef via a declaration under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 for the purpose of regulating and managing great white shark berleying activities. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2][4][5][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). South Australia's offshore islands (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. pp. 257 & 272. ISBN 978-0-644-35011-2. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  5. ^ Baker, J.L (2004). Towards a System of Ecologically Representative Marine Protected Areas in South Australian Marine Bioregions - Technical Report. Part 4 (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia. pp. 455–456.


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