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Cook Island Aquatic Reserve

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The aquatic reserve consists of two zones – one extending from Mean High Water Mark on the island to a "boundary defined by five marker buoys" where fishing is prohibited and another extending from the "marker buoys" to the outer boundary of the aquatic reserve where fishing is permitted.
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The aquatic reserve consists of the waters around the island within a radius of 500 metres (1,600 ft) of a survey marker located on the island up to the
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have been located within the aquatic reserve for use by boats to eliminate the need to anchor and therefore minimise damage to the seabed.
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This article is about the aquatic reserve in New South Wales, Australia. For other uses, see
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The waters within the aquatic reserve are used for recreational activities including
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International Union for Conservation of Nature system of protected area categories
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Coleman, Neville; Marsh, Nigel (2003). Ritchie, Rod; Walkden, Julia (eds.).
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The aquatic reserve contains a wide variety of fish species including
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As of 2016, the aquatic reserve has been classified under
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Cook Island (disambiguation)
New South Wales

Cook Island Aquatic Reserve is located in New South Wales
Coordinates
28°11′51″S 153°34′42″E / 28.1974°S 153.5782°E / -28.1974; 153.5782
Department of Primary Industries
Cook Island Aquatic Reserve
marine protected area
Pacific Ocean
Cook Island
Fingal Head
New South Wales
Mean High Water Mark
swimming
boating
diving
moorings
anemonefish
groupers
leatherjackets
parrotfish
pufferfish
surgeonfish
sweetlips
trevally
blind sharks
leopard sharks
wobbegongs
brittle stars

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