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Churchill Island Marine National Park, VIC Australia
| Address | Via Phillip Island Rd,
Rhyll
Victoria, 3923, Australia | | Enquiries : | Send an enquiry to Churchill Island Marine National Park |
Habitat types represented within the Marine National Park include seagrass beds, mangroves, sheltered intertidal mudflats, sandy beaches, subtidal soft sediments and rocky intertidal shores, which provide habitat for a range of important marine fish and invertebrate species.
The park forms part of the Western Port Ramsar site, and contains significant roosting and feeding sites for migratory waders. The intertidal mud flats extending from Rhyll to Newhaven are of State significance, and the area from Rhyll Inlet to Churchill island is of national significance as part of a group of primary foraging sites for the 32 migratory waders found in Western Port (especially whimbrels and bartailed godwits).
Looking After the Park
For the protection of the marine environment, a number of activities are prohibited within the boundaries of Victoria's marine national parks and marine sanctuaries. No fishing, netting, spearing, taking or killing of marine life. All methods of fishing, from the shore or the sea, are prohibited. Minimise your impact on these areas by:
* Enjoy the marine environment without removing the plants and animals
* Minimise your impact while diving and snorkelling by:
being careful to avoid damage to marine life caused by fins
developing good skills in buoyancy control
securing all gauges and pressure hoses to avoid snagging them on objects
* Take any rubbish home with you
* Avoid stressing marine life by not chasing or grabbing free-swimming animal
* Exercise great care if approached by large marine animals (including birds) & avoid blocking their paths if moving
* Take care where you anchor your boat (anchor in sand, rubble or mud, avoiding sensitive areas, and use mooring buoys where provided)
* Do not pollute the water with sewage - ensure that if your vessel has an onboard toilet that it has an approved sewage holding facility and that sewage is disposed of appropriately on land
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