Division 7.11.1

The bedrock reef within the SCI are some of the most biologically diverse in the country and play an important role in supporting species that are considered rare or are occurring at the limit of their biogeographical distribution. Although the individual reefs are relatively small (both on a national and local scale), they are ecologically diverse and represent a locally significant area (in terms of their size) of permanently submerged, offshore reef habitat^f1.