Types of reserves
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TYPES AND PURPOSES OF MARINE CONSERVATION RESERVES Marine Protected Area (MPA) is an international term for marine places where legislative protection is provided for habitats, plants and animals and features of special aesthetic, scientific or cultural value. The main way this is done is to "reserve" and manage the place for a specified purpose or purposes. In Western Australia, marine reserves are established under three kinds of legislation -
Special Acts of Parliament. The single example at this time is the The Fish Resources Management Act 1994, which includes provisions for the establishment of Fish Habitat Protection Areas, managed by the Fisheries Department . The Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 (and subsequent amendments) that provides for the establishment and management of marine reserves vested in the MPRA. There are three categories of such reserve -
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