__NOTOC__ Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve is a

marine protected area A marine protected area (MPA) is a protected area of the world's seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes. These marine areas can come in many forms ranging from wildlife refuges to research facilities. MPAs restrict human activity ...

in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

located in the waters of the

Great Australian Bight The Great Australian Bight is a large oceanic bight (geography), bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern Coast, coastline of mainland Australia. There are two definitions for its extent—one by the Internation ...

adjoining the west coast of

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Earlier called Eyre's Peninsula, it was named after e ...

at the headland of

Point Labatt Point Labatt is a headland located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia about south by east of Streaky Bay. It is notable as one of the largest Australian mainland breeding sites for Australian sea li ...

. It was proclaimed under the ''Fisheries Act 1982'' in 1988 and was re-proclaimed in 2007 following the enactment of the ''Fisheries Management Act 2007''. The creation of the aquatic reserve was for the purpose of protection of a breeding colony of Australian sea lion, a species protected under the ''Fisheries Management Act 2007'' and scheduled as ‘rare’ under the ''

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Protected areas of South Australia, consisting of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of 2018, South Australia contained 359 separat ...

''. This purpose is achieved via the prohibition of public access as well as any activity involving fishing or the collection and removal of marine organisms. The aquatic reserve extends a distance of seaward from the coastline and covers an area of . Since 2012, it has been located within the boundaries of a ‘restricted access zone’ within the West Coast Bays Marine Park. The aquatic reserve is classified as an

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status ...

Category Ia protected area.

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Entry for Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve on the Protected Planet website
{{Marine protected areas of South Australia, state=collapsed Aquatic reserves of South Australia Protected areas established in 1988 1988 establishments in Australia Great Australian Bight

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