• Ningaloo Glass Bottom Boat PT 3 & 4

    November 7, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 25 °C

    The marine park covers an area of 2,435 km2 (940 sq mi) and is assigned IUCN category IV. It is one of the 13 parks managed under the North-west Marine Parks Network.

    Species and habitat
    Has a high abundance of Manta Rays within lagoons and outer reef areas.
    Foraging areas for vulnerable and migratory whale sharks.
    Foraging areas and adjacent to important nesting sites for marine turtles.
    Includes part of the migratory pathway of the protected humpback whale.

    Bioregions and ecology
    The reserve includes shallow shelf environments and provides protection for shelf and slope habitats, as well as pinnacle and terrace seafloor features. Examples of the seafloor habitats and communities of the Central Western Shelf Transition provincial bioregion.
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