Northwest
Churchill Island Marine National Park: Coastal Marine Protected Area and Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Mapped seagrass meadows and vital habitat within Western Port.
Churchill Island Marine National Park is a protected marine area recognized for its ecological significance within Victoria, Australia. Occupying 670 hectares of coastal waters in Western Port, the park features extensive seagrass meadows that are essential for black swans and a variety of fish species. It also provides critical roosting and feeding grounds for migratory shorebirds, underscoring its importance within the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and Victoria's broader protected marine area network.
- Area
- 6.7 km²
- Established
- 2002
- IUCN
- II
- Climate
- Temperate