User:MargaretRDonald/sandbox/Arafura Marine Park

The Arafura Marine Park, about 250 km north-east of Darwin, is Australia's most northern marine park, and is part of the North Network of Australian Marine Parks. The aboriginal clans of Mandilarri-Ildugij, the Mangalara, the Murran, the Gadura-Minaga and the Ngaynjaharr whose sea country this is, share some of the responsibilities fort he park.

The marine park covers 22,924 square kilometres, and has depths from 5 metres to over 500 metres.

The park is managed as an IUCN category VI park with three zones (see figure 1): a multiple use zone, a special purpose zone and a special purpose (trawl) zone. Important sections of the park (see figure 2) include the Money Shoal, which is an area of raised sea-bed, thought to have been produced by periods of coral reef growth during the Quaternary and differing sea levels. Geomorphic features within the park.

Fauna
Taken from Galaiduk, et al (2021)
 * Chelonia mydas (Green turtle)
 * Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive Ridley Turtle)
 * Carcharhinus sorrah (spot-tail shark)
 * Lutjanus malabaricus, Lutjanus erythropterus (red snappers)
 * Lutjanus sebae (red emperor)
 * Pristipomoides multidens (goldband snapper)