Yatala Harbour Upper Spencer Gulf Aquatic Reserve

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Protected area in South Australia

Yatala Harbour Upper Spencer Gulf Aquatic Reserve South Australia
IUCN category II (national park)
Yatala Harbour Upper Spencer Gulf Aquatic Reserve
Nearest town or city	Port Pirie
Coordinates	32°45′11″S 137°54′59″E / 32.7530°S 137.9163°E / -32.7530; 137.9163
Established	28 June 1984
Area	11.4 km (4.4 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA)
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Yatala Harbour Upper Spencer Gulf Aquatic Reserve is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia covering the full extent of Yatala Harbor on the east side of Spencer Gulf including land within the locality of Miranda which is subject to tidal inundation. It was declared in 1984 for the purpose of “the protection of its mangrove-seagrass communities and associated fish nursery areas.” Since 2012, it has been located within the boundaries of a “sanctuary zone” within the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park. The aquatic reserve is classified as an IUCN Category II protected area.

References

^ "Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of South Australia (refer 'Detailed List' TAB)". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) (2007), Aquatic Reserve: Yatala Harbour (PDF), Primary Industries and Regions South Australia, archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2015
Cornwall, J.R. (28 June 1984). "FISHERIES ACT, 1982: SECTION 47—DECLARATION OF AQUATIC RESERVES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 1894–1895. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ "Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park Management Plan 2012" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). pp. 11, 26, 28, 31 and 33. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

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Yatala Harbour-Upper Spencer Gulf Aquatic Reserve

v t e Marine protected areas of South Australia
Aquatic reserves	American River Aldinga Reef Bales Beach Barker Inlet-St Kilda Blanche Harbour-Douglas Bank Coobowie Whyalla - Cowleds Landing Goose Island Great Australian Bight Marine Park Whale Sanctuary Point Labatt Port Noarlunga Reef Seal Bay St Kilda – Chapman Creek Troubridge Hill West Island Encounter Bay Yatala Harbour Upper Spencer Gulf
Historic shipwrecks with protected zones	HMAS Hobart Shipwreck Reserve Zanoni Shipwreck Reserve
Marine parks	Eastern Spencer Gulf Encounter Far West Coast Franklin Harbor Gambier Islands Group Investigator Lower South East Lower Yorke Peninsula Neptune Islands Group Nuyts Archipelago Sir Joseph Banks Group Southern Kangaroo Island Southern Spencer Gulf Thorny Passage Upper Gulf St Vincent Upper South East Upper Spencer Gulf West Coast Bays Western Kangaroo Island
Terrestrial reserves with marine extensions	Beatrice Islet Bird Islands Lipson Island Neptune Islands Nicolas Baudin Island Nuyts Reef Rocky Island (North) Rocky Island (South) Sinclair Island Sir Joseph Banks Group The Pages Troubridge Island
Other	Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Great Australian Bight Marine National Park
Related topics	Australian marine parks Protected areas of South Australia List of protected areas in Adelaide

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