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Mu Ko Phetra National Park – Marine protected area in the Strait of Malacca off Thailand, 1984, 494.38 km 2 (190.88 sq mi). IUCN Category II. [17] Similan Islands – Marine protected area in Phang Nga Province, southern Thailand, 1982, 114 km 2 (44 sq mi). IUCN Category II. [18]
Milford Sound, New Zealand is a strict marine reserve (Category Ia).. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines a protected area as: [12] [13]. A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.
The National System of Marine Protected Areas of the United States is a national initiative designed to strengthen the protection of U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources through the coordination of existing marine protected areas (MPAs). The national system of MPAs consists of the group of MPA sites, networks, and systems established ...
Marine protected areas of the United States (2 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Marine protected areas" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood, non-timber forest products, water, ...) is limited. [1] The term "protected area" also includes marine protected areas and transboundary protected areas across multiple borders. As of 2016, there are over 161,000 protected areas ...
National Marine Sanctuaries of the United States (4 C, 19 P) Pages in category "Marine protected areas of the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
ProtectedSeas is a marine conservation organization associated with the Anthropocene Institute. The group is working to develop a visual database, in map form, of every marine protected area (MPA) in the world as well as deploy new radar systems to protect vulnerable areas from illegal activity.
The most widely used protected area model is Marine protected areas (MPAs), whose purpose is to conserve biodiversity, protect vulnerable ecosystems and enhance marine invertebrate and fish productivity. [3] Marine Protected Areas however, have failed to properly account for Marine Mammals, who have been overlooked in many marine conservation ...