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Coastal & marine parks

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Coastal Parks and Marine Parks protect areas of coastal, intertidal or subtidal land which are of conservation or scientific significance.

Marine National Parks or Marine Sanctuaries encompass over 5 percent of Victoria's coastal waters. These parks and sanctuaries contain important marine habitats and species, or encompass areas of significant natural features. They are highly protected areas in which no fishing, extractive or damaging activities are permitted. Visitors are welcome to enjoy activities such as swimming, diving, snorkelling and boating within marine national parks and sanctuaries. However, they are "no take" environments, so visitors are not permitted to remove fish, crustaceans, plants, shells, sand or any other items.

No.	Coastal Park (CP) Marine Park (MP) Marine National Park (MNP) Marine Sanctuary (MS)	Nearby cities, suburbs, towns
1	Barwon Bluff MS	Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove
2	Bay of Islands CP	Allansford, Peterborough, Warrnambool
3	Beware Reef MS	Bemm River, Cabbage Tree Creek, Marlo
4	Bunurong MNP	Cape Paterson, Inverloch
5	Bunurong MP	Cape Paterson, Inverloch, Wonthaggi
6	Cape Conran CP	Bemm River, Cabbage Tree Creek, Marlo
7	Cape Howe MNP	Mallacoota
8	Cape Liptrap CP	Sandy Point, Tarwin Lower, Venus Bay, Walkerville, Waratah Bay
9	Churchill Island MNP	Newhaven, Rhyll
10	Corner Inlet MNP	Port Welshpool, Yanakie
11	Corner Inlet MP & CP	Foster, Port Franklin, Port Welshpool, Toora, Yanakie
12	Discovery Bay CP	Cape Bridgewater, Nelson, Portland
13	Discovery Bay MNP	Cape Bridgewater, Portland
14	Eagle Rock MS	Aireys Inlet
15	French Island MNP	French Island
16	Gippsland Lakes CP	Golden Beach, Lakes Entrance, Metung, Paradise Beach, Seaspray
17	Jawbone MS	Williamstown
18	Marengo Reefs MS	Apollo Bay, Marengo
19	Merri MS	Warrnambool
20	Mushroom Reef MS	Flinders
21	Ninety Mile Beach MNP	Seaspray
22	Nooramunga MP & CP	Port Albert, Port Welshpool, Woodside
23	Point Addis MNP	Anglesea, Torquay
24	Point Cook CP	Point Cook, Werribee
25	Point Cooke MS	Point Cook
26	Point Danger MS	Torquay
27	Point Hicks MNP	Bemm River, Cann River
28	Port Phillip Heads MNP	Point Lonsdale, Portsea, Queenscliff, St Leonards
29	Ricketts Point MS	Beaumaris, Black Rock
30	Shallow Inlet MP & CP	Sandy Point, Yanakie
31	The Arches MS	Port Campbell
32	Twelve Apostles MNP	Port Campbell, Princetown
33	Wilsons Promontory MNP	Tidal River
34	Wilsons Promontory MP	Tidal River, Yanakie
35	Yaringa MNP	Cannons Creek, Pearcedale, Somerville