Categorisation of Partially Protected Areas (PPAs) in Australia alongside the MPA Guide Protection Level, and the reported IUCN Category for these zones.

Extractive activities permitted are aggregated to each PPA name in the individual jurisdictions for conciseness. Industrial fishing is defined in The MPA Guide [2] as vessels > 12 m in length, which use towed or dragged gears. We have interpreted this as commercial trawling for benthic organisms such as scallops, prawns, or benthic fishes, as these fishing activities have the potential to have extensive ecological impacts if not well-managed, the vessels are generally > 12 m in length, and therefore the activities are incompatible with MPAs (as outlined in The MPA Guide [2].