Reid Rocks

Reid Rocks is a small island nature reserve in south-eastern Australia.^[1] It is part of Tasmania’s New Year Island Group,^[2] which includes the much larger King Island, lying north-west of Tasmania in Bass Strait. It is frequently wave-washed and lacks vegetation.

Fauna

Reid Rocks is the only breeding site for Australian fur seals in western Bass Strait. During the 1990s annual mean seal pup production was 1500.^[2]

References

Notes

^ Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan, Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Tasmania, October 2000, retrieved 4 February 2012
^ ^a ^b Brothers et al (2001), p.606.

Sources

Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X

40°14′S 144°10′E / 40.233°S 144.167°E / -40.233; 144.167

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[1] Small Bass Strait Island Reserves. Draft Management Plan, Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Tasmania, October 2000, retrieved 4 February 2012

[auto-2] Brothers et al (2001), p.606.

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