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Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park

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Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park is the most important humpback whale nursery in the southern hemisphere. It features spectacular coastal scenery and Montgomery Reef provides an incredible spectacle at low tide.

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From June-September each year, thousands of humpback whales arrive to breed, calve and nurse their young in the warm tropical waters and protected bays of Camden Sound, after migrating north from their feeding grounds in the Antarctic. It is an ideal area in which newborn humpback calves can build up the blubber they need for the return journey and where they can hide from predators.

Magnificent Montgomery

The spectacle of the massive Montgomery Reef emerging from the sea at low tide, the water cascading from the reef top, and the abundant wildlife that is regularly observed, is a major tourist attraction.

The marine park is home to six species of threatened marine turtles, Australian snubfin and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, dugongs, saltwater crocodiles and several species of sawfish.

Catch a feed

Visitors to the marine park enjoy sightseeing, nature appreciation and fishing (outside the sanctuary zones and subject to Department of Fisheries bag, size and season limits). Barramundi, mackerel, trevally, grouper and shark are the main species targeted.

A small scale commercial aquatic fishing tourism business providing safari type accommodation and cultural tours is based at Wijingarri Bard Bard (Freshwater Cove) and is managed in partnership with the traditional owners of the area, the Dambimangari. 

For more information on the Fishing Code of Conduct in the Kimberley, please click here. 

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Getting there

The Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park lies about 300km north-east of Broome and is the second largest marine park in Western Australia behind Shark Bay, covering more than 7000km.

More than 30 expedition cruise vessels operate multi-day cruises between Broome, Wyndham, Darwin and Cairns and most visitors to the park arrive aboard one of these vessels.

First jointly managed managed Marine Park in Western Australia

The quality and biological diversity of the marine environment in Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park is significantly due to the traditional care it has received over thousands of years from its Traditional Owners. The joint management of the marine park by Dambimangari (and other Traditional Owners where appropriate) and the state government will ensure that the quality and condition of the marine environment is enhanced, and its cultural significance to Aboriginal people is both recognised and protected.

Indeed, the aspirations of the traditional owners for the Camden Sound area are reflected in the name chosen for the park – Lalang-garram. This is a Worrorra word meaning “the saltwater as a spiritual place as well as a place of natural abundance” It evokes the ocean in its most general sense. The Dambimangari chose this word to name the marine park for cultural reasons that respect the idea of saltwater without meaning just one place or one part of their traditional country.

Both the Western Australian government and the Traditional Owner partners of the marine park are committed to enhancing the conservation of biodiversity and protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage values within the Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park. Within the marine park management plan, there is a particular emphasis on providing special management arrangements for humpback whales and their newborn calves at their most vulnerable stage of life. The management arrangements also recognise the value of the marine park for a range of recreational and commercial uses. The conservation objectives of the Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park are also consistent with Traditional Owner aspirations for ensuring that their saltwater country remains healthy, and for ensuring that no plants or animals are lost. ‘Traditional Owners have a strong commitment to manage biodiversity and look after many species and ecosystems in the lands and seas because of their cultural significance.’ (North Kimberley Saltwater Country Steering Committee, 2012).

For more information on our joint management partners Dambimangari, please visit: http://www.dambimangari.com.au/

Your safety

It’s great to escape everyday life and visit a park or reserve in WA. It is also important to us that you return safely to your family and friends. 

Always remember it is really important to plan when to visit. Read this safety information about what you need to know. Consider traveling with a personal location beacon (PLB). In the event you need to be rescued, it could save your life!

Crocodile Safety

CROCWISE LogoWhen you are entering the Kimberley or Pilbara regions, you are entering crocodile country. Two species of crocodile occur in Western Australia: the estuarine (or saltwater) crocodile and the freshwater crocodile. The estuarine crocodile is the largest living reptile and is considered to be a dangerous predator. Freshwater crocodiles are smaller and not as aggressive. Be CROCWISE in Western Australia's north and download our crocodile safety and myth-busting factsheet. For more information on Be CROCWISE see parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au

We recognise and acknowledge Worrorra, Mayala and Wunambal Gaambera people as the traditional custodians of Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park.

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Downloads & Resources
PDF icon Lalang-garram Camden Sound Marine Park visitor guide (7.71MB)
PDF icon Map of Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park (1.13MB)
PDF icon Lalang-garram Marine Parks - FAQs 2018 (3.23MB)
PDF icon Marine turtles of the Kimberley Coast (2.91MB)
PDF icon Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park E News CHARTER Issue 1 (1.85MB)
PDF icon Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park E News CHARTER Issue 2 (461.06kB)
PDF icon Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park E News CHARTER Issue 3 (1.62MB)
PDF icon Kimberley Tides: News from the Kimberley Marine Parks - Issue 5 (379.59kB)
PDF icon Kimberley Tides: News from the Kimberley Marine Parks - Issue 6 (364.71kB)
PDF icon Kimberley Tides: News from the Kimberley Marine Parks - Issue 7 (1.47MB)
PDF icon Kimberley Tides: News from the Kimberley Marine Parks - Issue 8 (2.21MB)
PDF icon Kimberley Tides: News from the Kimberley Marine Parks - Issue 9 (2.47MB)
PDF icon Kimberley Tides: News from the Kimberley Marine Parks - Issue 10 (2.32MB)
PDF icon Kimberley Tides: News from the Kimberley Marine Parks - Issue 11 (2.23MB)
PDF icon Kimberley Tides: News from the Kimberley Marine Parks - Issue 12 (3.19MB)
PDF icon Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park Management Plan (5.31MB)
Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Prior Point, DPaW
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