Ile des Phoques is a rugged granite island, with an area of 8 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Schouten Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula. It is a nature reserve.[1]
Recorded breeding seabird species are Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, Fairy Prion and Common Diving-Petrel. White-bellied Sea-Eagles have nested on the island. Australian Fur Seals haul-out there and there is historical evidence that it was once a major breeding colony.[1]