This dataset details the Declared Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA) across Australia through the implementation of the Indigenous Protected Areas Programme. These boundaries are not legally binding. An Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) is an area of Indigenous-owned land or sea where traditional Indigenous owners have entered into an agreement with the Australian Government to promote biodiversity and cultural resource conservation. The Indigenous Protected Areas element of the Caring for our Country initiative supports Indigenous communities to manage their land as IPAs, contributing to the National Reserve System. Further information can be found at the website below. http://www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/index.html Declared IPAs in order of gazettal date: Nantawarrina Preminghana Risdon Cove putalina Deen Maar Yalata Warul Kawa Watarru Walalkara Mount Chappell Island Badger Island Dhimurru Guanaba Wattleridge Mount Willoughby Paruku Ngaanyatjarra Tyrendarra Toogimbie Anindilyakwa Laynhapuy - Stage 1 Ninghan North Tanami Warlu Jilajaa Jumu Kaanju Ngaachi Great Dog Island Babel Island lungatalanana Angas Downs Pulu Islet Tarriwa Kurrukun Warddeken Djelk Jamba Dhandan Duringala Kurtonitj Framlingham Forest Kalka - Pipalyatjara Boorabee and The Willows Lake Condah Marri-Jabin (Thamurrurr - Stage 1) Brewarrina Ngemba Billabong Uunguu - Stage 1 Apara - Makiri - Punti Antara - Sandy Bore Dorodong Weilmoringle Yanyuwa (Barni - Wardimantha Awara) Minyumai Gumma Mandingalbay Yidinji Southern Tanami Angkum - Stage 1 Ngunya Jargoon Birriliburu Eastern Kuku Yalanji Bardi Jawi Girringun Wilinggin Dambimangari Balanggarra Thuwathu/Bujimulla Yappala Wardaman - Stage 1 Karajarri - Stage 1 Nijinda Durlga - Stage 1

A regionalisation of Australian waters (excluding waters adjacent to the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, and waters adjacent to the Australian Antarctic Territory) derived from deep-water demersal fish assemblages. A total of 41 onshelf and offshelf provincial bioregions were identified for IMCRA v4.0. Onshelf provincial bioregions are based on the 17 IMCRA v3.3 demersal provinces and biotones identified in 1997. Offshelf provincial bioregions were defined in 2004 as part of a program run by Geoscience Australia, CSIRO Marine Research and the National Oceans Office. They represent units that contain broad patterns in biodiversity, as represented by deep-water demersal fish assemblages, based on the assumption that the demersal fish distributions are a surrogate of marine faunal distributions. Below 2,000 m water depth, the boundaries of the benthic provincial bioregions are defined solely by the NMB (National Marine Bioregionalisation) geomorphic features data set. A total of 24 offshelf benthic provincial bioregions were defined on this basis, including 15 core bioregions representing areas of endemism, and 9 transition zones representing areas of faunal mixing. For IMCRA v4.0 the coastline was replaced with the national 100k coastline to provide greater consistency. The Australian EEZ limit was sourced from AMB v2. Based on a decision by the Bioregionalisation Working Group, the shelf break from IMCRA v3.3 was largely retained, although in some instances the shelf break from the NMB (National Marine Bioregionalisation) provincial bioregions was used.

An inshore regionalisation of Australian waters derived from biological and physical data, including the distribution of demersal fishes, marine plants and invertebrates, sea floor geomorphology and sediments, and oceanographic data.\\n\\nThe meso-scale regionalisation was compiled from information supplied to the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage by the relevant State, Northern Territory and Commonwealth marine research and management agencies.\\n\\nThe seaward extent for the meso-scale IMCRA coverage is defined by the 200m isobath except where this boundary extends beyond the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (AEEZ).