marine protected area
1Marine Protected Area — (MPA) is often used as an umbrella term covering a wide range of marine areas with some level of restriction to protect living, non living, cultural, and/or historic resources. A commonly used definition is the one developed by the World… …
2Marine protected area — Milford Sound, New Zealand is a Strict Marine Reserve (Category Ia) Mitre Peak, the mountain at left, rises 1,692 m (5,551 ft) above the sea.[1] Marine protected areas, like any protected area, are regions in which human activity has… …
3Marine Protected Area Capo Rizzuto — Area Marina Protetta Capo Rizzuto is a small scale coastal marine reserve located in the Italian province of Crotone, in the comuni of Isola Capo Rizzuto and Crotone; its official centre is located at 38°58’N / 17°13 E. It is divided into three… …
4Marine Protected Area Network — A Marine Protected Area Network is a network of Marine Protected Areas or Marine Reserves. A Marine Protected Area Network can be defined as a collection of individual MPAs or reserves operating cooperatively and synergistically, at various… …
5Race Rocks Marine Protected Area — The Race Rocks Marine Protected Area is a marine ecological reserve in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Started in 1978 as a marine science project by the students of Lester B. Pearson College under the supervision and guidance of their teachers,… …
6Muputoland Marine Protected Area — Maputoland Marine Protection Area, also known as the Maputoland Marine Reserve is a protected area situated in the northern part of the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa. This Africa protected areas related article is a stub. You can help… …
7Protected area — Natural park redirects here. For specific use in Spain, see Natural park (Spain). This article is about protected regions of environmental or cultural value. For protected area of a cricket pitch, see Cricket pitch. Protected areas are locations… …
8Duxbury Reef State Marine Conservation Area — (SMCA) is a marine protected area located about 1 mile (2 km) west of Bolinas in Marin County on California’s north central coast. This marine protected area covers 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2). Duxbury Reef SMCA prohibits the take of all… …
9Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area — Infobox protected area name=Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area iucn category=II established=October 25, 2007 governing body=Parks Canada location=Northwestern Ontario, Canada nearest city= Nipigon, Ontario, Canada area=10,000km²… …
10National Marine Protected Areas Initiative — The National Marine Protected Areas Initiative is a program of the federal government of the United States designed to strengthen the protection of U.S. ocean and coastal resources through the use of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).The program was… …
