4-735: The Coral Sea Marine Park (previously known as the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve ) is an Australian marine park located in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland . The marine park covers an area of 989,836 km (382,178 sq mi) and is assigned IUCN category IV. It is Australia 's largest single marine park and together with the French Natural Park of the Coral Sea ( French : Parc Naturel de la Mer de Corail ) form
8-732: The largest protected area in the World . The Coral Sea Marine Park lies directly adjacent to and east of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park . The Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve was proclaimed in December 2013, and renamed as a 'Marine Park' in October 2017. The original management plan for the Coral Sea Marine Park was suspended before it came into effect on 1 July 2014. The plans, which cover
12-438: The former Coral Sea Conservation Zone, former Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve and former Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve . The Coral Sea Marine Park has been assigned IUCN protected area category IV. However, within the marine park there are multiple protection zones, each zone has an IUCN category and related rules for managing activities to ensure the protection of marine habitats and species. The following table
16-539: The zoning and protection measures of the marine park, were later subject to review as part of a wider review into the Commonwealth Marine Reserves announced in 2012 . On 1 July 2018 the management plan and protection measures came into effect for the first time. Under the new management plan, 'no take' zones in the marine park were reduced in area by approximately 53% compared to the original proposed zoning. The Coral Sea Marine Park encompasses
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