Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
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Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary South Australia |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Dolphin in the Port River
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 Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
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| Nearest town or city | Port Adelaide |
| Coordinates | 34°44′35.15″S 138°29′23.64″E / 34.7430972°S 138.4899000°ECoordinates: 34°44′35.15″S 138°29′23.64″E / 34.7430972°S 138.4899000°E |
| Established | 4 June 2005 |
| Area | 118.75 km2 (45.8 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| Website | Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary |
| Footnotes | Coordinates IUCN category |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary is a marine protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Gulf St Vincent in and adjoining the north-western part of the Adelaide metropolitan area and which was established in 2005 for the protection of a resident population of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus).
The sanctuary covers an area of coastline extending from Port Gawler in the north to North Haven in the south, and includes the waterways of the Port Adelaide River, the Barker Inlet and some associated channels, as well as Torrens and Garden Islands, and inlets on the Lefevre Peninsula such as Mutton Cove. The habitat protected by the sanctuary consists of “mangroves, seagrass, saltmarsh, tidal flats, tidal creeks and estuarine rivers.” As of 2014, it covered an area of 118.75 kilometres (73.79 mi).
The sanctuary was proclaimed in 2005 for the purpose of achieving the following two objects:
(a) to protect the dolphin population of the Port Adelaide River estuary and Barker Inlet; and
(b) to protect the natural habitat of that population.
The sanctuary is also required to achieve the following six objectives:
(a) the protection of the dolphin population of the Port Adelaide River estuary and Barker Inlet from direct physical harm is to be maintained and improved;
(b) the key habitat features in the Port Adelaide River estuary and Barker Inlet that are necessary to sustain the dolphin population are to be maintained, protected and restored;
(c) water quality within the Port Adelaide River estuary and Barker Inlet should be improved to a level that sustains the ecological processes, environmental values and productive capacity of the Port Adelaide River estuary and Barker Inlet;
(d) the interests of the community are to be taken into account by recognising indigenous and other cultural, and historical, relationships with the Port Adelaide River estuary and Barker Inlet and surrounding areas, and by ensuring appropriate participation in processes associated with the management of the Port Adelaide River estuary and Barker Inlet;
(e) public awareness of the importance of a healthy Port Adelaide River estuary and Barker Inlet to the economic, social and cultural prosperities of the local communities, and the community more generally, is to be promoted;
(f) the principles of ecological sustainable development in relation to the use and management of the Port Adelaide River estuary and Barker Inlet are to be promoted.
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