The South Australian Government has released the full set of proposed zones for the state’s 19 marine parks.

 

The announcement follows the release of proposed sanctuary zones in April that covers about six per cent of South Australia’s state waters.

 

State Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Paul Caica said that the park networks are critical to preserving the state’s diverse marine ecosystems.

 

“About 80 per cent of marine species found in Southern Australian waters are found nowhere else in the world,” Mr Caica said.

 

“Only a small portion of our marine park waters are proposed as marine sanctuaries.”

 

The majority of waters inside the marine parks are proposed as Habitat Protection or General Managed Zones, which provide for limited amount of commercial and recreation activities.

 

The proposed Marine Park Sanctuary Zones can be found here