Editing Protected areas of Victoria (section)

==Marine protected areas==
Victoria is the first jurisdiction in the world to create an entire system of highly protected marine national parks at the same time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria's System of Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries. Management Strategy 2003&ndash;2010|url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/313348/Marine-National-Parks-and-Marine-Sanctuaries-Strategy-2003-2010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401011640/http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/313348/Marine-National-Parks-and-Marine-Sanctuaries-Strategy-2003-2010.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-01 |url-status=live|department=[[Parks Victoria]]|publisher=Government of Victoria|year=2003|access-date=4 February 2012 }}</ref>
{{as of|2020}} Victoria contained {{formatnum:30}} separate [[marine protected area]]s with a total area of {{convert|121242|ha|abbr=on}} (11.87% of the state's coastal waters).<ref name="CAPAD" /> Marine national parks and sanctuaries contain important marine habitats and species, or encompass areas of significant natural features; and are highly protected areas in which no fishing, extractive or damaging activities are permitted.

===Marine national parks===
There are 13 [[marine park|marine national parks]] in Victoria,<ref name="ParksVicManage" /> totalling {{convert|52191|ha|abbr=on}} (43.05% of the state's protected waters).<ref name="CAPAD" />{{Parks of Victoria (state) map|MNPlabel=y}}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ [[marine park|Marine national parks]] of [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Order
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Marine national park name
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Area<ref name="CAPAD" />
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Declared<br />{{small|as a marine national park}}<ref name="CAPAD" />
|-
! scope="col" | [[hectare|ha]]
! scope="col" | [[acre]]
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || [[Bunurong Marine National Park|Bunurong]] || {{convert|2048|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || [[Cape Howe Marine National Park|Cape Howe]] || {{convert|4078|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || [[Churchill Island Marine National Park|Churchill Island]] || {{convert|670|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || [[Corner Inlet Marine National Park|Corner Inlet]] || {{convert|1414|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 5 || [[Discovery Bay Marine National Park|Discovery Bay]] || {{convert|2790|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 6 || [[French Island Marine National Park|French Island]] || {{convert|2980|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 7 || [[Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park|Ninety Mile Beach]] || {{convert|2652|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 8 || [[Point Addis Marine National Park|Point Addis]] || {{convert|4419|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 9 || [[Point Hicks Marine National Park|Point Hicks]] || {{convert|3803|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 10 || [[Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park|Port Phillip Heads]] || {{convert|3473|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 11 || [[Twelve Apostles Marine National Park|Twelve Apostles]] || {{convert|7502|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 12 || [[Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park|Wilsons Promontory]] || {{convert|15586|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 13 || [[Yaringa Marine National Park|Yaringa]] || {{convert|776|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|}{{clear}}

===Marine sanctuaries===
There are 11 [[marine sanctuary|marine sanctuaries]] in Victoria,<ref name="ParksVicManage" /> totalling {{convert|864|ha|abbr=on}} (0.71% of the state's protected waters).<ref name="CAPAD" />{{Parks of Victoria (state) map|MSlabel=y}}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ [[marine sanctuary|Marine sanctuaries]] of [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Order
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Marine sanctuaries name
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Area<ref name="CAPAD" />
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Declared<br />{{small|as a marine sanctuaries}}<ref name="CAPAD" />
|-
! scope="col" | [[hectare|ha]]
! scope="col" | [[acre]]
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || [[Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary|Barwon Bluff]] || {{convert|16|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || [[Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary|Beware Reef]] || {{convert|220|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || [[Eagle Rock Marine Sanctuary|Eagle Rock]] || {{convert|18|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || [[Jawbone Marine Sanctuary|Jawbone]] || {{convert|30|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 5 || [[Marengo Reefs Marine Sanctuary|Marengo Reefs]] || {{convert|13|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 6 || [[Merri Marine Sanctuary|Merri]] || {{convert|29|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 7 || [[Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary|Mushroom Reef]] || {{convert|57|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 8 || [[Point Cook Coastal Park#Marine|Point Cooke]] || {{convert|292|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 9 || [[Point Danger Marine Sanctuary|Point Danger]] || {{convert|22|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 10 || [[Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary|Ricketts Point]] || {{convert|121|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|-
| scope="row" | 11 || [[The Arches Marine Sanctuary|The Arches]] || {{convert|48|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|16 November 2002}}
|}{{clear}}

===Coastal and marine parks===
Coastal Parks and Marine Parks protect areas of coastal, intertidal or subtidal land. There are 6 [[Marine park|marine]] (or marine & coastal) parks in Victoria, totalling {{convert|68187|ha|abbr=on}} (56.24% of the state's protected waters).<ref name="CAPAD" /> There are also 5 coastal parks in Victoria, totalling {{convert|45284|ha|abbr=on}} (1.13% of the state's protected land areas).<ref name="CAPAD" />

{{Parks of Victoria (state) map|MCPlabel=y}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ [[Marine park]]s of [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Order
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Marine park name
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Area<ref name="CAPAD" />
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Declared<br />{{small|as a marine park}}<ref name="CAPAD" />
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | [[hectare|ha]]
! scope="col" | [[acre]]
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || [[Bay of Islands Coastal Park|Bay of Islands]] || {{convert|935|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|4 June 1997}} || Coastal park
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || [[Bunurong Marine and Coastal Park|Bunurong]] || {{convert|1260|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|17 December 1991}} || Marine & coastal park
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || [[Cape Conran Coastal Park|Cape Conran]] || {{convert|11576|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|4 June 1997}} || Coastal park
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || [[Cape Liptrap Coastal Park|Cape Liptrap]] || {{convert|4327|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|4 June 1997}} || Coastal park
|-
| scope="row" | 5 || [[Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park|Corner Inlet]] || {{convert|28567|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|18 April 1986}} || Marine & coastal park
|-
| scope="row" | 6 || [[Discovery Bay Coastal Park|Discovery Bay]] || {{convert|10643|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|26 April 1979}} || Coastal park
|-
| scope="row" | 7 || [[Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park|Gippsland Lakes]] || {{convert|17803|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|26 April 1979}} || Coastal park
|-
| scope="row" | 8 || [[Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park|Nooramunga]] || {{convert|30200|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|18 April 1986}} || Marine & coastal park
|-
| scope="row" | 9 || [[Shallow Inlet Marine and Coastal Park|Shallow Inlet]] || {{convert|1972|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|18 April 1986}} || Marine & coastal park
|-
| scope="row" | 10 || [[Wilsons Promontory Marine Park|Wilsons Promontory]] || {{convert|6187|ha|acre|disp=table}} || {{dts|18 April 1986}} || Marine park & marine reserve
|}

* The former [[Point Cook Coastal Park]] (proclaimed in 1978) became part of the [[Point Cook Coastal Park#Marine|Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary]].
* The former Cape Schanck Coastal Park (proclaimed on 1 December 1975) became part of the [[Mornington Peninsula National Park|old Point Nepean National Park]] in 1988.
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