Argo-Rowley Terrace Marine Park


The Argo-Rowley Terrace Marine Park is an Australian marine park offshore of Western Australia, it encompasses the protected areas of the Rowley Shoals, about north-west of Broome. The marine park covers an area of and is assigned IUCN category VI. It is the largest of the 13 parks managed under the North-west Marine Parks Network.

Conservation values

Species and habitat

The marine park was proclaimed under the EPBC Act on 14 December 2013 and renamed Argo-Rowley Terrace Marine Park on 9 October 2017. The management plan and protection measures of the marine park came into effect for the first time on 1 July 2018.

Summary of protection zones

The Argo-Rowley Terrace Marine Park has been assigned IUCN protected area category VI. However, within the marine park there are three 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 is a summary of the zoning rules within the Argo-Rowley Terrace Marine Park: