Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth waters) is a former

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 ...

managed by the Commonwealth

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, protecting the waters surrounding

Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island (; formerly Lord Howe's Island) is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies directly east of mainland Port ...

. It was adjacent to the 465.45 km²

Lord Howe Island Marine Park Lord Howe Island Marine Park is the site of Australia's and the world's most southern coral reef ecosystem. The island is 10 km in length, 2 km wide and consists of a large lagoonal reef system along its leeward side, with 28 small is ...

managed by the Marine Parks Authority New South Wales. On 8 November 2012, it was replaced by a new

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known as the Lord Howe Commonwealth Marine Reserve.

References

Marine parks of Australia Former protected areas of the Australian government Geography of Lord Howe Island World Heritage Sites in Australia Tasman Sea Protected areas established in 2000 Protected areas disestablished in 2012 {{Australia-protected-area-stub