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seal rocks victoria wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 flora fauna 2 references toggle the table of contents seal rocks victoria add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 38 31 34 s 145 05 59 e 38 525996 s 145 099601 e 38 525996 145 099601 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia islands in victoria australia seal rocks location within victoria etymology fur seal grant 1801 1 geography location bass strait coordinates 38 31 34 s 145 05 59 e 38 525996 s 145 099601 e 38 525996 145 099601 area 2 8 ha 6 9 acres 2 highest elevation 12 m 39 ft 2 administration australia state victoria demographics population 0 seal rocks consists of two small islets seal rock and black rock located 1 5 kilometres 0 9 miles southwest of phillip island in victoria australia 2 at the western entrance to western port they were named seal islands by james grant in hms lady nelson in january 1801 1 3 seal rocks serves as a vital breeding ground for thousands of seals alongside crested terns silver gulls and oyster catchers visitors can observe seal rocks from the nobbies centre this ecotourism destination that is managed by phillip island nature park and also offers educational displays a café a children s play area and a gift shop before european colonisation the tasmanian fur seal thrived on seal rocks however from approximately 1801 sealers harvested around 1 000 skins annually causing a sharp decline in the population by 1860 only about one hundred seals remained protection measures were introduced in 1890 allowing numbers to recover gradually reaching an estimated seasonal maximum of 5 000 today the introduction of protection laws faced opposition from fishermen who argued that seals damaged nets reduced fish catches and disrupted migratory shoals continued pressure from the fishing industry coupled with a growing interest in marine ecology led the fisheries and wildlife department to establish a research station on seal rocks and research on seal behaviour and habits has continued ever since flora fauna edit in 1928 the victorian government established a wildlife reserve at seal rocks and seal hunting was banned in victorian waters in 1975 the recovery of the australian fur seal population has been gradual and the islands now support a significant colony today seal rocks serves as a crucial breeding ground and nursery for approximately 20 000 australian fur seals accounting for around 25 of the total population each year about 5 000 pups are born here making up a quarter of the species australian population at any given time more than 5 000 seals can be found on seal rocks 4 references edit 1 2 grant james 1803 the narrative of a voyage of discovery performed in his majesty s vessel the lady nelson of sixty tons burthen with sliding keels in the years 1800 1801 and 1802 to new south wales printed by c roworth for t egerton p 123 isbn 978 0 7243 0036 5 retrieved 24 january 2012 cite book isbn date incompatibility help 1 2 3 warneke robert m dann peter 2013 birds of seal rocks in northern bass strait over 40 years 1965 2005 the victorian naturalist 130 1 4 21 barrallier francis grant james 1803 chart of western port and coast to wilson s promontory forming part of the north side of bass s strait hydrographical office published according to act of parliament by a dalrymple hydrographer to the admiralty retrieved 24 january 2012 mcintosh rebecca r kirkman steve p thalmann sam sutherland duncan r mitchell anthony arnould john p y salton marcus slip david j dann peter kirkwood roger 2018 understanding meta population trends of the australian fur seal with insights for adaptive monitoring plos one 13 9 e0200253 bibcode 2018ploso 1300253m doi 10 1371 journal pone 0200253 pmc 6124711 pmid 30183713 v t e islands and islets of victoria australia near east gippsland gabo the skerries tullaberga near corner inlet bennison bullock calf clonmel corner cyril dog doughboy drum east scrubby granite horn hunter little dog little snake long one tree pelican rescue roberts saint margaret scrubby shag sheep snake spec sunday near wilsons promontory anser group anser cleft kanowna glennie group citadel dannevig great glennie mchugh hogan group northern boundary seal islands group cliffy notch rag seal norman rabbit rabbit rock shellback wattle in western port barrallier chinaman churchill elizabeth french joe long middle spit pelican phillip quail ram reef seal rocks sandstone schnapper rock tortoise head bank in port phillip duck mud pope s eye south channel fort swan near portland bay griffiths lady julia percy lawrence rocks middle in rivers beveridge coode gateway herring pental raymond rotamah the island ulupna category commons this article about a location in gippsland region is a stub you can help wikipedia by adding missing information v t e retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title seal_rocks_ victoria oldid 1364198806 categories islands of victoria state western port uninhabited islands of australia gippsland geography stubs hidden categories articles with short description short description matches wikidata use australian english from may 2024 all wikipedia articles written in australian english use dmy dates from april 2022 pages using gadget wikiminiatlas coordinates on wikidata cs1 errors isbn date all stub 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