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Victoria's Marine National Parks & Sanctuaries
Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary is a special place. It is a place where
the Barwon River enters the cool waters of Bass Strait and the Southern
Ocean. It is a place where tides and waves have shaped the rocks over
time and created a wide diversity of places for animals and plants to
live.
To find an elephant snail hidden beneath a rock, to watch the kelp sway back and forth with the waves, or to explore the magic gardens in the rockpools is to glimpse the beauty, complexity and the utter uniqueness of the Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary.
Over 90% of the creatures found at the Bluff are only found in Southern Australia and nowhere else in the world. The Bluff has an enormous diversity of seaweeds from tiny encrusting pink coralline algae to mighty forests of giant and bull kelps. There are many different species of fish, snails, seastars, and other invertebrates that all make the Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary their home.
As the current custodians of the Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary, Parks Victoria is responsible for conserving and protecting the integrity, biodiversity and beauty of this remarkable environment. Our actions today will determine the future of this magnificent part of our coastal environment.
