Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve

Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Port Noarlunga Jetty and the submerged Port Noarlunga Reef
Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve is located in South Australia
Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve
Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve
Nearest town or cityChristies Beach
Port Noarlunga
Port Noarlunga South
Noarlunga Downs
Seaford Meadows
Seaford
Coordinates35°16′13″S 138°27′43″E / 35.2702°S 138.4619°E / -35.2702; 138.4619
Established1 December 1971 (1971-12-01)[1]
Area5.79 km2 (2.2 sq mi)[2]
Visitation170,000 (in 1987)[3]
Managing authoritiesPrimary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA)
FootnotesCoordinates[2]
Nearest towns/cities[4]
Managing authority[5]
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in waters in Gulf St Vincent adjoining the Adelaide metropolitan area and including part of the Onkaparinga River about 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide.[4][5][6]

As of 2016, the aquatic reserve extents seaward for a distance of about 1.75 kilometres (1.09 miles) from Gulfview Road in the suburb of Christies Beach in the north with its seaward boundary finishing in the south at the shoreline near the west end of Helmsman Terrace in the suburb of Seaford and includes the full extent of the Onkaparinga River from its mouth to the bridge on the South Road in the suburbs of Noarlunga Downs and Seaford Meadows.[4][6]

The portion of the aquatic reserve located within Gulf St Vincent includes two reef systems that are exposed at low tide - the Horseshoe Reef located off the coast at Christies Beach and the Port Noarlunga Reef located off the coast at Port Noarlunga. The Port Noarlunga Reef is connected to the shore by a jetty.[5][7]

The aquatic reserve was declared on 30 November 1971 to protect “reef organisms from exploitation and for the conservation of the estuary and swamps of the lower Onkaparinga River, for the purposes of recreation and education.”[1][5]

The aquatic reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Aquatic Reserves (as part of the proclamation of the Fisheries Act 1971)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 30 November 1971. pp. 2263–2264. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) - Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of South Australia (refer "DETAIL' tab)". Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. ^ Edyvane, K.S. (May 1999). Conserving Marine Biodiversity in South Australia - Part 2 - Identification of areas of high conservation value in South Australia. South Australian Research and Development Institute. p. 187. ISBN 0730852385.
  4. ^ a b c "Search result for "Port Noarlunga, sub" with the following databases selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Aquatic Reserves" and "State Marine Park Network "". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) (2007), Aquatic Reserve: Port Noarlunga (PDF), Primary Industries and Regions South Australia, archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2014
  6. ^ a b Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 199, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
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