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The Moreton Bay Marine Park was established in 1993 to protect ecologically significant habitats in Moreton Bay. [2] The marine park extends from Caloundra south to the southern tip of South Stradbroke Island. [3] The marine park's border extends up to the highest tidal mark and covers a total of 3,400 km2. [4] The marine park provides ...
Gazetted in 1986, Pumicestone Passage Marine Park (now part of the Moreton Bay Marine Park), extends from the southern entrance at the towns of Bribie Island and Sandstone Point, north to the Caloundra bar. It is just over 35 kilometres long and has a surface area of 63 km².
The Marine Park was declared in 1993 and covers 3,400 square kilometres. [74] Parts of the bay are also protected under the Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park. The bay's marine park zoning plan was renewed in 2008.
The park covers approximately one third of Bribie Island. The tidal wetlands and areas of water around the islands are protected within the Moreton Bay Marine Park. [3] Visitors are attracted to the park for angling, boating and the views of the nearby Glass House Mountains. This is a great place for bird watchers and lovers of spring ...
Southern Moreton Bay Islands is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 44 km southeast of Brisbane. It forms part of the Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Passage Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it supports large numbers of migratory waders, or shorebirds. [1]
Wild Banks is a 176.213-hectare (435.43-acre) artificial reef in the Moreton Bay Marine Park) offshore on the western (ocean) side of Welsby This reef has a number of "fish cages" which are designed to attract pelargic fish species such as mackerel, dolphin fish and wahoo.
The marine and coastal area around the harbour are situated within internationally-significant wetlands, forming part of the Moreton Bay Ramsar site. [6] Tidal flats, mangroves and seagrass beds provide important habitats for fish, crustaceans, green turtles, loggerhead turtles, dugongs, and 43 species of shorebirds, including the vulnerable eastern curlew, the bar-tailed godwit and the grey ...
The eastern metropolitan area is built along the Moreton Bay Marine Park, encompassing Moreton Bay. Significant areas of Moreton, North Stradbroke and Bribie islands also covered by the Moreton Island National Park, Naree Budjong Djara National Park and the Bribie Island National Park respectively.