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Protected area in South Australia
Barker Inlet – St Kilda Aquatic Reserve
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Barker Inlet – St Kilda Aquatic Reserve is located in South AustraliaBarker Inlet – St Kilda Aquatic ReserveBarker Inlet – St Kilda Aquatic Reserve
Nearest town or cityPort Adelaide.
Coordinates34°47′01″S 138°32′43″E / 34.7836°S 138.5454°E / -34.7836; 138.5454
Established23 August 1973 (1973-08-23)
Area29.60 km (11.4 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesPrimary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA)
FootnotesCoordinates
Nearest town
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Barker Inlet – St Kilda Aquatic Reserve is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in waters adjoining the east coast of Gulf St Vincent in Barker Inlet about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide.

The aquatic reserve covers the extent of the Barker Inlet to the south of the St Kilda boat channel as well as two natural channels, the Angas Inlet and the east part of the North Arm, and land subject to tidal inundation on the east side of Torrens Island, all sides of Garden Island and in the suburbs of Gillman, Dry Creek, Bolivar and St Kilda (from west to east). It is bounded to its immediate north by the St Kilda – Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve.

The reserve, which is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area, was declared in 1973 for the purpose of "conservation of mangrove seagrass communities and for the protection of nursery areas for several important commercial and recreational species, including the western king prawn, King George whiting, yellowfin whiting and blue swimmer crabs for fisheries management." Permitted activities are boating, removal of fish by rod and line or handline and collection of blood worms for bait by use of a hand net. It shares territory with the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary and the Torrens Island Conservation Park.

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References

  1. ^ "Fisheries Act 1971: Declaration of aquatic reserve" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 23 August 1973. p. 1004. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) – Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of South Australia". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Search result for "Barker Inlet-St Kilda Aquatic Reserve" with the following databases selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Aquatic Reserves", "Dolphin Sanctuary" and "NPW and Conservation Reserve Boundaries", "Coastline MHWM" and "Metropolitan Adelaide Boundary (Development Act 1993)"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ^ Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) (2007), Aquatic Reserve: Barker Inlet – St Kilda (PDF), Primary Industries and Regions South Australia, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2016
  5. ^ "Saltfields, Creating the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary" (PDF). The Government of South Australia, Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). 1 September 2014. p. 19. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

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