Shelly Beach
2000's

Fairy Bower and Shelly Beach 2008

Reference: Dictionary of Sydney. Fairy Bower and Shelly Beach 2008. In Website Dictionary of Sydney.
Retrieved 17^th August 2021 from https://dictionaryofsydney.org/media/2035

Shelly Beach is the only west facing beach on the NSW coast and this makes it a great spot to watch the sun set after a day of swimming, snorkelling or scuba diving. Taken by Renata Pronk. (Date Unknown)

Reference: Department of Primary Industries. Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve. Shelly Beach. Taken by Renata Pronk. (Date Unknown). In Website, Department of Primary Industries, Retrieved 13^th September 2021 from https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/marine-protected-areas/aquatic-reserves/cabbage-tree-bay-aquatic-reserve
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Just off Shelly Beach Headland on the northern side of Shelly Beach is the famous surf break known as the Bower. The Aquatic Reserve also covers part of the Manly National and World Surfing Reserve. Taken y Renata Pronk.
(Date Unknown)

Reference: Department of Primary Industries. Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve. Shelly Beach Headland. Taken by Renata Pronk. (Date Unknown). In Website, Department of Primary Industries, Retrieved 13^th September 2021 from https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/marine-protected-areas/aquatic-reserves/cabbage-tree-bay-aquatic-reserve
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Extensive rocky shore and shallow rocky reefs exist along the southern side of the Aquatic Reserve, providing great habitat for a range of marine plants and animals. Taken by Renata Pronk. (Date Unknown)

Reference: Department of Primary Industries. Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve. Extensive Rocky Shore. Taken by Renata Pronk. (Date Unknown). In Website, Department of Primary Industries, Retrieved 13^th September 2021 from https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/marine-protected-areas/aquatic-reserves/cabbage-tree-bay-aquatic-reserve
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Seagrass beds comprised of paddleweed
Taken by Renata Pronk (Date Unknown)

Reference: Department of Primary Industries. Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve. Seagrass beds comprised of paddleweed. Taken by Renata Pronk. (Date Unknown). In Website, Department of Primary Industries, Retrieved 13^th September 2021 from https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/marine-protected-areas/aquatic-reserves/cabbage-tree-bay-aquatic-reserve © State of New South Wales through NSW Department of Industry

Tropical Fish Species
Taken by Renata Pronk (Date Unknown)

Reference: Department of Primary Industries. Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve. Tropical Fish Species. Taken by Renata Pronk. (Date Unknown). In Website, Department of Primary Industries, Retrieved 13^th September 2021 from https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/marine-protected-areas/aquatic-reserves/cabbage-tree-bay-aquatic-reserve
© State of New South Wales through NSW Department of Industry