Murray Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a 25,803 km2 marine protected area within Australian waters located off the coast of South Australia. The reserve was established in 2007 and is part of the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network.

The reserve features the Murray Canyon which descends to below sea level and stretches for more than . The southern right whale uses the inshore area of the reserve to nurse its young.

Protection Most of the Murray marine reserve area is IUCN protected area category VI, however there are multiple zoned areas within the reserve with different protection classifications.

ZoneIUCNActivities permittedArea(km2) Recreational fishing Commercial fishing Mining Marine National Park II 12,749 Special Purpose VI 7,147 Multiple Use VI 5,907

See also

Commonwealth marine reserves Protected areas of Australia Great Australian Bight Indian Ocean

Notes

References

External links Murray Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network website