Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park

Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park South Australia
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Port Lincoln
Coordinates	34°34′59″S 136°16′26″E / 34.58306°S 136.27389°E / -34.58306; 136.27389Coordinates: 34°34′59″S 136°16′26″E / 34.58306°S 136.27389°E / -34.58306; 136.27389
Established	1972[1]
Area	476.90 km2 (184.1 sq mi)[2]
Managing authorities	Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Website	Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park is a protected area located on the Sir Joseph Banks Group in Spencer Gulf in South Australia about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east-northeast of Port Lincoln. The conservation park of which specific islands had been previously declared as Flora and Fauna Reserves under statutes in force prior to 1972, was proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. It was declared ‘primarily for the conservation of Cape Barren geese (which had suffered severe population declines during the middle of last century, from hunting), and to protect marine mammal habitat’. As of 1996, the park did not include Spilsby island which is privately owned and ‘lighthouse reserves’ on other islands while the following islands have been added post-declaration - Reevesby Island which was added in 1974 and Dangerous Reef which was added in 1989. The conservation park was subsequently extended to include the waters within 2 nautical miles (4 km) of the shoreline of all islands in the group and Dangerous Reef via a declaration under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 for the purpose of regulating and managing great white shark berleying activities. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.^[1][3][4][5]

References

External links

• Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park webpage on protected planet