Values of the Indian Ocean Territories Marine Parks

Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories are remote and unique. Together, the Christmas Island Marine Park and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park encompass more than 740,000 square kilometres of marine habitat, making them of international conservation significance.

The marine environment of these islands is also very important to local communities for a range of social, economic and cultural reasons.

Park descriptions and values statements

• Christmas Island Marine Park (English PDF)
  • Christmas Island Marine Park (Malay PDF)
  • Christmas Island Marine Park (Chinese simplified PDF)
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park (English PDF)
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park (Cocos Malay PDF)

Key scientific reports on values

• Assessment of the offshore marine natural values of Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories (Museums Victoria)
• Proposed offshore Key Ecological Features and Biologically Important Areas of Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories (Museums Victoria)
• Natural Values of the Inshore Waters of Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories - Christmas & the Cocos (Keeling) Islands  (James Cook University)
• Conservation values in Commonwealth waters of the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Island remote Australian territories (CSIRO)

Maps of natural values and features 

• IOT marine parks – Bathymetry
• Christmas Island Marine Park – Bathymetry
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park - Bathymetry
• IOT marine parks – offshore Key Ecological Features
• IOT marine parks – offshore Key Ecological Features (with Baythmetry)
• Christmas Island Marine Park – inshore Key Ecological Features
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park – inshore Key Ecological Features
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park – Southern Atoll habitats
• IOT marine parks – seafloor features
• IOT marine parks – depth biomes
• IOT marine parks – depth ranges
• Christmas Island Marine Park – inshore depth ranges
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park – inshore depth ranges