Zeehan Commonwealth Marine Reserve
# Zeehan Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Zeehan Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a 19,897 $km^2$ marine protected area within Australian waters located west of Tasmania and extending to near King Island. The reserve was established in 2007 and is part of the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network.

The reserve includes a variety of seabed habitats, including exposed limestone, that provides important habitat for a variety of commercial fish species as well as giant crab. There is a broad depth range, from the shallow continental shelf of about 50 m (160 ft) to the abyssal plain with depths of over 3,000 m (9,800 ft).

## Protection

The entire Murray marine reserve area is IUCN protected area category VI and has two zones; 'Special Purpose' and 'Multiple Use'.

| Zone | IUCN | Activities permitted | Activities permitted | Activities permitted | Area $(km^2)$ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zone | IUCN | Recreational fishing | Commercial fishing | Mining | Area $(km^2)$ |
| Special Purpose | VI | Yes | No | with approval | 18,967 |
| Multiple Use | VI | Yes | with approval | with approval | 933 |
