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Select	MPA name in English	MPA name local	Location
	Southern Ocean Sanctuary (including Antarctica)	Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary	Southern Ocean extending to regions 1, 8, 9, 14, 18
	Ross Sea MPA, may be proposed	Ross Sea MPA, may be proposed	Ross Sea, off Antarctica: waters south of the 1,640 fathom (10,000 ft or 3000 m) isobath, which extends from 69º S, 170º E (off Cape Adare, Victoria Land) to 76º S, 155º W (off King Edward VII Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land)
	Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve	Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve	2800 mi (4500 km) southwest of Australia and 900 mi (1500 km) north of Antarctica within Australian territory waters in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean (53° 0592_ S and 73° 3092_ E)
	Prince Edward Island Reserve	Prince Edward Island Reserve	1680 mi (2700 km) southeast of Cape Town
	Marion Island Reserve	Marion Island Reserve	1680 mi (2700 km) southeast of Cape Town, part of ‘Prince Edward Islands’
	Arctic Ring of Life International Marine Biocultural Reserve, proposed	Arctic Ring of Life International Marine Biocultural Reserve, proposed	along the permanent Arctic ice cap including the zones or leads of open water and polynyas in the Arctic Ocean waters of Canada, Russia, Norway, Greenland and Alaska (US)
	Barents Sea International Marine Park, proposed	Barents Sea International Marine Park, proposed	Barents Sea including Svalbard, Bear Island, Novaya Zemlya, Franz Josef Land and the sea area between
	Beringia Heritage International Park, proposed	Beringia Heritage International Park, proposed	Bering Strait between Chukotsk Peninsula, Russia and Alaska – the Bering Land Bridge – including portions of the Bering and Chukchi Seas
	Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area, proposed for higher protection level	Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area, proposed for higher protection level	Coburg Island, Nunavut
	Northeast Greenland National Park	Northeast Greenland National Park	northern and northeastern Greenland, where the Arctic Ocean (Lincoln Sea, Wandel Sea, Independence Fjord) meets the Greenland Sea (north from Kong Oscar Fjord)
	Melville Bay Wildlife Sanctuary	Melville Bay Wildlife Sanctuary	northwest Greenland, stretching along the coast for 155 mi (250 km) between north of Upernavik and south of Thule, on Baffin Bay
	Breidafjördur MPA	Breidafjördur MPA	Breidafjördur, northwest Iceland
	Skjalfandi Bay MPA, under discussion	Skjalfandi Bay MPA, under discussion	Skjalfandi Bay, northeast Iceland
	Tysfjord and Hellemofjord MPA, proposed	Tysfjord and Hellemofjord MPA, proposed	Tysfjord and Hellemofjord, Nordland county, Norwegian Sea
	Great Arctic Nature Reserve	Bolshoy Arktichesky Zapovednik	Karskoye Sea along the Taimyr peninsula, including the deltas of the Taymura and Pyasina rivers
	Gydanskiy Nature Reserve	Gydanskiy Zapovednik	northern coast of the Gydan peninsula, Karskoye Sea
	Kandalakshskiy Nature Reserve	Zapovednik	White Sea and Barentsevo (Barents) Sea
	Nenetskiy Nature Reserve	Nenetskiy Zapovednik	60 mi (100 km) north Naryan-Mar town, Pechorskoye Sea, Barentsevo (Barents) Sea
	Shoynenskiy National Park	Shoynenskiy National Park	White Sea, Nenetskiy Territory, northwest Russia
	Taymirskiy Biosphere Reserve	Zapovednik	biopshere zapovednik on the Taymir peninsula in the Laptevih Sea
	Ust’-Lenskiy Nature Reserve	Zapovednik	Laptevih Sea
	Wrangel Island (Ostrov Vrangelya) Nature Reserve	Zapovednik	North of Chukotka mainland, Chukotskoye (Chukchi) Sea
	Franz Josef Land Wildlife Refuge	Zakaznik	Franz Josef Land, north of Novaya Zemlya, Arctic Russia
	Russian Arctic National Park, proposed	Russkaya Arktika	Franz Josef Land, northern Novaya Zemlya and marine areas
	Solovetskiy Islands Biosphere Reserve	Zapovednik	off Cape Beluzhiy, White Sea
	Various Russian Arctic MPAs		Arctic
	Northeast Svalbard Nature Reserve	Nordaust-Svalbard Naturreservat	northeast Svalbard including territorial waters to 12 nm (13.8 mi or 22.2 km), Barents Sea
	Southeast Svalbard Nature Reserve	Søraust-Svalbard Naturreservat	Southeast Svalbard including territorial waters
	Northwest Spitsbergen National Park	Nordvest-Spitsbergen Nasjonalpark	northwestern Svalbard including territorial waters
	South Spitsbergen National Park	Sør-Spitsbergen Nasjonalpark	southwest Svalbard including territorial waters
	Forland National Park	Forlandet Nasjonalpark	Prins Karls Forland, large island off western Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago, including territorial waters
	Nordenskjöld Land National Park	Nordenskjöld Land National Park	southwest Svalbard, territorial waters on Bellsund and Van Mijenfjorden, Greenland Sea
	Nordre Isfjorden National Park	Nordre Isfjorden Nasjonalpark	inner Isfjorden, including Nordfjorden, western Svalbard, off the Greenland Sea
	Sassen-Bünsow Land National Park	Sassen-Bünsow Land Nasjonalpark	at eastern end of inner Isfjorden, western Svalbard, off the Greenland Sea
	Hopen Island Nature Reserve	Hopen Naturreservat	Hopen Island, southeastern Svalbard, Barents Sea
	Bear Island Nature Reserve	Bjørnøya Naturreservat	Bear Island (Bjørnøya), southernmost point of Svalbard archipelago, on Bjornoy-banken, Norwegian Sea
	Svalbard Nasjonalpark, (proposed)	Svalbard Nasjonalpark	Svalbard including territorial waters on the Barents Sea, Greenland Sea and Arctic Ocean
	Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals	Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals	Ligurian, Corsican and northern Tyrrhenian Sea; in the waters of France, Italy and Monaco and the adjacent high seas
	Losinj Dolphin Reserve	Losinj Dolphin Reserve	waters adjacent to west coast of the islands of Losinj and Cres, Cres-Losinj Archipelago, northern Adriatic Sea
	Port Cros National Park	Le Parc national de Port-Cros	Iles d’Hyères, 25 mi (40 km) southeast of Toulon
	Côte Bleue Marine Park	Parc Marin Côte Bleue	Côte Bleue coastline between Marseille and Fos, Provence
	Cerbère-Banyuls Natural Marine Reserve	Réserve Naturelle Marine de Cerbère-Banyuls	near Spanish border opposite the villages of Cerbère and Banyuls, Pyrénées-Orientales
	Bonifaccio Marine Reserve	Réserve Marin Bouches de Bonifacio	Corsica, Mediterranean Sea
	Scandola Nature Reserve	Réserve Naturelle de Scandola	west Corsica, near Porto
	Kalamos MPA, proposed	Kalamos MPA, proposed	coastal waters around the island of Kalamos, western Greece, Ionian Sea
	Southern Crete Sperm Whale MPA, proposed	Southern Crete Sperm Whale MPA, proposed	offshore waters of southwest Crete, Greece
	Gulf of Trieste	Golfo di Trieste Miramare MPA	near Trieste, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Gulf of Trieste, northern Adriatic Sea
	Ventotene and Santo Stefano Islands MPA	Isola di Ventotene e Santo Stefano MPA	near Lazio, Latina, Pontine Archipelago, central Tyrrhenian Sea
	Capo Carbonara MPA	Capo Carbonara MPA	Capo Carbonara, near Villasimius, including the islands of Serpentara and Cavoli, southeast Sardinia, southwestern Tyrrhenian Sea
	Egadi Islands MPA	Isole Egadi MPA	off Trápani, northwest Sicily, northeastern Sicilian Channel
	Tavolara and Punta Coda Cavallo MPA	Tavolara and Punta Coda Cavallo	near Porto San Paolo (Olbia), northeast Sardinia, western Tyrrhenian Sea
	Capo Rizzuto Island MPA	Isola Capo Rizzuto	Capo Rizzuto, near Crotone, Calabria, Golfo di Squillace and western Ionian Sea
	Cinque Terre National Park	Cinque Terre	between Levanto and Riomaggiore, near La Spezia, Liguria, Ligurian Sea
	Gulf of Portofino MPA	Golfo di Portofino	near Portofino, Liguria, Ligurian Sea
	Tuscan Archipelago	Arcipelago Toscano	National Park with proposed marine extension, in process of designation Tuscan Archipelago, Ligurian Sea
	Capo Testa-Punta Falcone MPA,	Capo Testa-Punta Falcone MPA,	near Capo Testa-Punta Falcone, northwestern Sardinia
	Pelagie Islands MPA	Isole Pelagie area di reperimento proposed, in process of designation	waters around Lampedusa, Lampione and Linosa, southwest of Sicily (midway between Malta and Tunisia), southwest Sicilian Channel
	Asinara Island National Park with proposed marine extension, in process of designation	Isola dell’Asinara	around Asinara Island, northwest Sardinia, Sardinian Sea
	Maddalena Archipelago National Park with proposed marine extension, in process of designation	Arcipelago della Maddalena	Maddalena archipelago, between Sardinia and Corsica, including the middle of the Strait of Bonifacio, expanded transborder proposal would include adjacent French (Corsican) waters
	Regno di Nettuno MPA, , proposed	Regno di Nettuno area di reperimento	Pontino Campano archipelago, between the islands of Ischia, Procida, Vivara and the mainland, southern Tyrrhenian Sea, near Napoli
	Dwejra Marine Conservation Area	Dwejra Marine Conservation Area	northwestern Gozo, includes land and marine area, sister island to Malta
	Cirkewwa Marine Conservation Area, proposed	Cirkewwa Marine Conservation Area, proposed	northern tip of Malta
	Delimara Marine Conservation Area, proposed	Delimara Marine Conservation Area, proposed	southern tip of Maltano
	Al Hocemia National Park	Parc National D’Al Hoceima	near town of al Hoceima, northeastern Morocco, on the Mediterranean coast
	Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park	Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Nijar	off Cabo de Gata, Andalucia, southeast Spain
	Cabo de Creus SAC, proposed	Cabo de Creus SAC,	Cabo de Creus SAC, proposed
	El Montegrí-Illes Medes SAC, proposed	El Montegrí-Illes Medes SAC	El Montegrí-Illes Medes SAC, proposed
	Muntanyes de Begur SAC, proposed	Muntanyes de Begur SAC	off Cataluña, eastern Spain
	Cap de Santa Creus SAC, proposed	Cap de Santa Creus SAC	off Cataluña, eastern Spain
	Litoral de Tarragona SAC, proposed	Litoral de Tarragona SAC	off Cataluña, eastern Spain
	Islas Columbretes SAC, proposed	Islas Columbretes SAC	Islas Columbretes, Golfo de Valencia, eastern Spain
	Isla de Tabarca SAC, proposed	Isla de Tabarca SAC	Isla de Tabarca, Valenciana, eastern Spain
	Escarpe de Mazarron SAC, proposed	Escarpe de Mazarron SAC	Golfo de Mazarrón, Murcia, southeast Spain
	Medio Marino de Murcia SAC, proposed	Medio Marino de Murcia SAC,	Murcia, southeast Spain
	Isla de Alborán SAC, proposed	Isla de Alborán SAC	Isla de Alborán, 120 mi (190 km) east of the Strait of Gibraltar, midway between Spain and Morocco
	Frente Litoral del Estrecho de Gibraltar SAC, proposed	Frente Litoral del Estrecho de Gibraltar SAC	Strait of Gibraltar
	Cabrera y Mignorn SAC, proposed	Cabrera y Mignorn SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	Bahía de Alcudia SAC, proposed	Bahía de Alcudia SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	Cap Blank SAC, proposed	Cap Blank SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	Salinas de Ibiza y Formentera SAC, proposed	Salinas de Ibiza y Formentera SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	Islas del Poniente de Ibiza SAC, proposed	Islas del Poniente de Ibiza SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	Punta de Sa Creu SAC, proposed	Punta de Sa Creu SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	Sa Dragonera SAC, proposed	Sa Dragonera SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	Es Grau-Favaritx SAC, proposed	Es Grau-Favaritx SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	Es Vedrà I Vedranell SAC, proposed	Es Vedrà I Vedranell SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	Tagomago SAC, proposed	Tagomago SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	Cap de Barbaria SAC, proposed	Cap de Barbaria SAC	Baleares Archipelago
	La Galite MPA and SPAMI	La Galite MPA and SPAMI	Tunisian national and high seas waters outside 12 nm (22.2 km)
	Zembra and Zembretta MPA and SPAMI	Zembra and Zembretta MPA and SPAMI	Tunisian national and high seas waters outside 12 nm (22.2 km)
	Kneiss MPA and SPAMI	Kneiss MPA and SPAMI	Tunisian national and high seas waters outside 12 nm (22.2 km)
	Unnamed Tunisian MPA 1, proposed		Tunisian waters
	Unnamed Tunisian MPA 2, proposed,		Tunisian waters
	Unnamed Tunisian MPA 3, proposed		Tunisian waters
	Gökçeada Marine Reserve	Gökçeada	between Yildiz Bay and Yelken Rock, North Aegean Sea
	Various existing and proposed biosphere reserves, marine protected areas and marine reserves along the Black Sea		Black Sea, especially north shore
	Sochinskiy National Nature Park	Sochinskiy National Nature Park	Russian Black Sea coast on border with Georgia
	Cape Sarych to Cape Khersones MPA, proposed	Cape Sarych to Cape Khersones MPA, proposed	coastal area of southern Crimea, between Cape Sarych and Cape Khersones, Ukraine, in the Black Sea
	Bermuda Whale Sanctuary	Bermuda Whale Sanctuary	Bermuda, western North Atlanticcovers Bermuda’s territorial waters (to the limits of its EEZ),
	Saguenay-St Lawrence Marine Park	Parc marin du Saguenay-St-Laurent	Saguenay-St Lawrence Marine Park (Parc marin du Saguenay-St-Laurent)
	The Gully ‘Marine Protected Area’	The Gully ‘Marine Protected Area’	Scotian Shelf, 25 mi (40 km) southeast of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, 124 mi (200 km) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the open North Atlantic. The Gully itself is the largest submarine canyon off eastern Canada, reaching a width of 6 mi (10 km) and depths of 6,500 ft (2000 m) – about as wide and deep as the Grand Canyon.
	Bay of Fundy Right Whale Conservation Area	Bay of Fundy Right Whale Conservation Area	Grand Manan Basin, between Digby and Grand Manan islands in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick
	Roseway Basin Right Whale Conservation Area	Roseway Basin Right Whale Conservation Area	south of Cape Sable Island on the eastern edge of the Gulf of Maine, between Browns and Baccaro Banks, off southwest Nova Scotia (42º45’-43º05’N, 65º03’-65º40’W)
	Auyuittug National Park	Auyuittug National Park	Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
	Manicouagan ‘Marine Protected Area’, proposed	Manicouagan ‘Marine Protected Area’, proposed	Manicouagan Peninsula, west of Baie-Comeau on the north shore of the St Lawrence Estuary extending south into the Laurentian Channel (downstream from existing Saguenay-St Lawrence Marine Park)
	Igaliqtuuq National Wildlife Area and Biosphere Reserve, proposed	Igaliqtuuq National Wildlife Area and Biosphere Reserve, proposed	Isabella Bay on Baffin Island, Nunavut, from coast out to 12 nm (22 km)
	Beaufort Sea Beluga ‘Marine Protected Area’, proposed	Beaufort Sea Beluga ‘Marine Protected Area’, proposed	Shallow Bay, east Mackenzie Bay, Kugmallit Bay and near Kendall Island, Northwest Territories and Yukon, Beaufort Sea
	Lancaster Sound National Marine Conservation Area, proposed but suspended	Lancaster Sound National Marine Conservation Area, proposed but suspended	Lancaster Sound, Nunavut
	West Isles National Marine Conservation Area, proposed but discontinued	West Isles National Marine Conservation Area, proposed but discontinued	located in the West Isles, New Brunswick, on the Bay of Fundy
	Bonavista-Notre Dame Bays National Marine Conservation Area, proposed but discontinued	Bonavista-Notre Dame Bays National Marine Conservation Area, proposed but discontinued	northeast Newfoundland
	Gerry E Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary	Gerry E Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary	east of Massachusetts on Stellwagen Bank, Gulf of Maine
	Great South Channel Northern Right Whale Critical Habitat Area	Great South Channel Northern Right Whale Critical Habitat Area	east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Great South Channel, Gulf of Maine
	Cape Cod Bay Northern Right Whale Critical Habitat Area	Cape Cod Bay Northern Right Whale Critical Habitat Area	north end of Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
	Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary	Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary	Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
	Cape Cod Ocean Sanctuary	Cape Cod Ocean Sanctuary	east of Cape Cod, along entire outer Cape Cod peninsula
	Monitor National Marine Sanctuary	Monitor National Marine Sanctuary	16 mi (26 km) SE of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
	Jeffreys Ledge proposed MPA or proposed extension to Stellwagen Bank NMS	Jeffreys Ledge proposed MPA or proposed extension to Stellwagen Bank NMS	north of Stellwagen Bank, Gulf of Maine
	Wadden Sea (Waddensee) Nature Reserve	Wadden Sea (Waddensee) Nature Reserve	in the coastal waters of Denmark (southwest), Germany and the Netherlands, extending 12 nm (22.2 km) from the coast
	Celtic Shelf Break MPA, proposed	Celtic Shelf Break MPA, proposed	located in the Celtic Sea, SW of England, W of France and S of Ireland, extending from 48˚30’N and 52˚N to 4˚W and the 1000 m contour at the edge of the continental slope. It is bounded to the east by the English Channel, and to the south and west by the continental slope, depending on the precise boundaries, it would include parts of the EEZs of the UK, Ireland and France
	Dogger Bank SAC, proposed	Dogger Bank SAC, proposed	Dogger Bank, North Sea, in the waters of Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK
	Ilhéu de Baixo – Restinga Ilha Graciosa ZEC	Ilhéu de Baixo – Restinga Ilha Graciosa ZEC	Ilhéu de Baixo and southeastern Ilha Graciosa (W27º57’0”, N39º0’50”)
	Costa e Caldeirão – Ilha do Corvo ZEC	Costa e Caldeirão – Ilha do Corvo ZEC	Costa e Caldeirão (W31º6’0”, N39º42’0”), west, north and east coasts of Ilha do Corvo
	Caldeira e Capelinhos – Ilha do Faial ZEC	Caldeira e Capelinhos – Ilha do Faial ZEC	Caldeira e Capelinhos (W28º45’, N38º35’),
	Monte da Guia – Ilha do Faial ZEC	Monte da Guia – Ilha do Faial ZEC	Monte da Guia (W28º37’21”, N38º31’15”), southeastern Faial
	Morro de Castelo Branco – Ilha do Faial ZEC	Morro de Castelo Branco – Ilha do Faial ZEC	Morro de Castelo Branco (W28º45’15”, N38º31’21”), southwestern Faial
	Costa Nordeste – Ilha das Flores ZEC	Costa Nordeste – Ilha das Flores ZEC	Costa Nordeste (W31º10’, N39º30), northeastern Flores
	Ponta dos Rosais – lha de S Jorge ZEC	Ponta dos Rosais – lha de S Jorge ZEC	Ponta dos Rosais (W28º18’36”, N38º45’12”), northwestern S Jorge island
	Costa NE e Ponta do Topo – Ilha de S Jorge ZEC	Costa NE e Ponta do Topo – Ilha de S Jorge ZEC	northern coast of the eastern end of the island of S Jorge (W27º51, N38º35’)
	Caloura-Ponta da Galera – Ilha de S Miguel ZEC	Caloura-Ponta da Galera – Ilha de S Miguel ZEC	Caloura-Ponta da Galera (W25º30’30”, N37º42’30”), S Miguel island
	Banco D João de Castro (Canal Terceira – S Miguel) ZEC	Banco D João de Castro (Canal Terceira – S Miguel) ZEC	Banco D João de Castro, Canal Terceira (W26º36’30”, N38º13’55”), S Miguel island
	Baixa do Sul (Canal do Faial) ZEC	Baixa do Sul (Canal do Faial) ZEC	Baixa do Sul (W28º35’24”, N38º30’35”), between Faial and Pico islands
	Ponta da Ilha – Ilha do Pico ZEC	Ponta da Ilha – Ilha do Pico ZEC	Ponta da Ilha (W28º2’, N38º25’), eastern Pico island
	Lajes do Pico – Ilha do Pico ZEC	Lajes do Pico – Ilha do Pico ZEC	Lajes do Pico (W28º15’22”, N38º23’25”), southern Pico
	Ilhéus da Madalena – Ilha do Pico ZEC	Ilhéus da Madalena – Ilha do Pico ZEC	Ilhéus da Madalena (W28º32’50”, N38º32’0”), west of Pico Island
	Ponta do Castelo – Ilha de Sta Maria ZEC	Ponta do Castelo – Ilha de Sta Maria ZEC	Ponta do Castelo (W25º2’3”, N36º55’47”), Sta Maria island
	Costa das Quatro Ribeiras – Ilha da Terceira ZEC	Costa das Quatro Ribeiras – Ilha da Terceira ZEC	Costa das Quatro Ribeiras (W27º12’6”, N38º48’0”), northern Terceira island
	Formigas Islets and Dollabarat Reef (Canal S Miguel-Sta Maria) Natural Reserve proposed as an OSPAR MPA and ZEC	(Reserva Natural Ilhéu das Formigas e Recife Dollabarat, proposed as an OSPAR MPA and ZEC	Ilhéu das Formigas e Recife Dollabarat (W25º45’, N37º15’), between S Miguel and Sta Maria
	Iroise Marine National Park, proposed	Parc National Marin d’Iroise	western tip of Britanny, France, at 48˚25’N, 5˚W including islands of Ouessant and Sein and Molène archipelago, eastern North Atlantic Ocean
	Harbor Porpoise Sanctuary and SAC, National Park Wadden Sea of Schleswig-Holstein, proposed extension	Harbor Porpoise Sanctuary and SAC, National Park Wadden Sea of Schleswig-Holstein, proposed extension	West of the islands of Sylt and Amrum, northern German Wadden Sea, northern German Bight, off the southern North Sea, within 12 nm (22.2 km) limit
	Sylter Außenriff SAC, proposed	Sylter Außenriff SAC, proposed	North Sea waters west of Sylt and Amrum islands
	Borkum-Riffgrund SAC, proposed	Borkum-Riffgrund SAC, proposed	west of the German Bight, North Sea, German waters
	Irish Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary	Irish Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary	coastal waters of Ireland to 200 nm (371 km)
	Shannon River Estuary SAC, nominated	Shannon River Estuary SAC, nominated	Shannon River Estuary, counties Clare, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary, west coast of Ireland
	Galway Bay SAC, proposed	Galway Bay SAC, proposed	Galway Bay, Co Galway
	North Connemara SAC, proposed	North Connemara SAC, proposed	off North Connemara coast, Co Galway
	Roaringwater Bay SAC, proposed	Roaringwater Bay SAC, proposed	Roaringwater Bay, Co Cork
	Blasket Islands SAC, proposed	Blasket Islands SAC, proposed	Blasket Islands, Co Kerry
	Dublin Bay SAC, proposed	Dublin Bay SAC, proposed	Dublin Bay, Co Dublin
	Dursey Island SAC, proposed	Dursey Island SAC, proposed	Dursey Island, Co Cork
	Old Head of Kinsale SAC, proposed	Old Head of Kinsale SAC, proposed	Old Head of Kinsale, Co Cork
	Madeiran ‘Marine Mammal Sanctuary’	Madeiran ‘Marine Mammal Sanctuary’	coastal waters of the Madeira Islands, 615 mi (990 km) southwest of Lisbon, Portugal, to the limits of Madeira’s EEZ
	Ilhas Desertas Natural Reserve and ZEC	Reserva Natural das Ilhas Desertas	Ilhas Desertas (W16º29’30”, N32º30’0”)
	Ponta de S. Lourenço ZEC, proposed	Ponta de S. Lourenço ZEC, proposed	Ponta de S. Lourenço, (W16º41’0”, N32º44’20”)
	Ilhéu da Viúva Natural Reserve and ZEC, proposed	Reserva Natural das Ilhéu da Viúva	Ilhéu da Viúva (W16º51’50”, N32º48’25”)
	Sado Estuary Natural Reserve and Ramsar area, proposed for ZEC	Reserva Natural Estuário do Sado	Sado Estuary (W8º43’29”, N38º27’48”)
	Arrábida Natural Park and Marine Natural Reserve, proposed for expansion as ZEC	Parque Natural da Arrábida	between Praia da Foz (north of Cape Espichel) and Forte de Albarquel, west of Sado Estuaryland-based protected area: 42.7 sq mi (110.5 sq km) with small marine component, proposed ZEC (land + marine)
	Doñana National Park and proposed SAC	Parque Nacional de Doñana	off Andalucia, southwest Spain
	Breña y Marismas de Barbate Natural Park and proposed SAC	Parque Natural de la Breña y Marismas de Barbate	off Andalucia, southwest Spain
	Islas Cies and Complex Ons-Ogrove National Park with SAC 1, proposed	Parque Nacional Islas Cies y Complex Ons-Ogrove	off Galicia
	Islas Cies and Complex Ons-Ogrove National Park with SAC 2, proposed	Parque Nacional Islas Cies y Complex Ons-Ogrove	off Galicia
	Islas Cies SAC, proposed	Islas Cies SAC,	off Galicia
	Complex Ons-Ogrove SAC, proposed	Complex Ons-Ogrove SAC	off Galicia
	Unnamed SAC, proposed		Asturias
	Unnamed SAC, proposed		Asturias
	Unnamed SAC, proposed		Pais Vasco
	Unnamed SAC, proposed		Pais Vasco
	Moray Firth Candidate SAC, proposed	Moray Firth Candidate SAC, proposed	inner Moray Firth, northeast Scotland, North Sea, includes the Beauly/Inverness Firths and the outer reaches of the Dornoch and Cromarty Firths
	Cardigan Bay Candidate SAC, proposed	Cardigan Bay Candidate SAC, proposed	Cardigan Bay, west Wales
	Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau SAC, proposed	Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau	northern Cardigan Bay, west Wales
	Hebridean Marine National Park, proposed	Hebridean Marine National Park, proposed	Inner Hebrides, northwest Scotland, including the seas around Rum, Eigg, Muck, Coll and Tiree, as well as along the coast of the northwest Highlands from Mallaig to Crinan
	Atlantic Frontier MPA and World Heritage Site, proposed	Atlantic Frontier MPA and World Heritage Site, proposed	located on Atlantic frontier continental shelf, northwest of Scotland
	St Kilda Archipelago SAC, proposed	St Kilda Archipelago SAC, proposed	located around St Kilda, west of outer Hebrides, Scotland
	Fehmarnbelt SAC, proposed	Fehmarn SAC, proposed	strait between German island Fehmarn and the Danish Lolland, Baltic Sea
	Kadetrinne SAC, proposed	Kadetrinne SAC, proposed	central Baltic Sea, in German waters outside 12 nm (22.2 km) limit
	Westliche Rönnebank SAC, proposed	Westliche Rönnebank	eastern Baltic Sea, in German waters outside 12 nm (22.2 km) limit
	Pommersche Bucht mit Oderbank SAC, proposed	Pommersche Bucht mit Oderbank SAC,	Oderbank, eastern Baltic Sea, in German waters outside 12 nm (22.2 km) limit
	Kurshskaya Kosa National Park	Kurshskaya Kosa	national park on the Baltiyskoye (Baltic Sea)
	Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park	Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park	located in Abaco, marine boundaries extend to the barrier island chain (26˚24’27”N, 77˚0’W)
	Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park	Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park	Exuma Cays (24˚31’N, 76˚39’W)
	Inagua National Park	Inagua National Park	Great Inagua Island (21˚5’N, 73˚21’W)
	Abaco National Park	Abaco National Park	Abaco Island (26˚0’N, 77˚15’W)
	Central Andros National Parks	Central Andros National Parks	Central Andros islands (24˚18’N, 77˚52’W)
	Little Inagua National Park	Little Inagua National Park	Little Inagua (21˚28’N, 72˚57’W)
	Moriah Harbour Cay National Park	Moriah Harbour Cay National Park	Great Exuma (23˚28’N, 75˚39’W)
	Port Honduras Marine Reserve	Port Honduras Marine Reserve	north of Punta Gorda Town (16˚12’52”N, 88˚36’22”W)
	Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage Site	Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage Site	extends 160 mi (260 km) from the border of México in the north to the Guatemalan border to the south
	Swallow Cay Wildlife Sanctuary	Swallow Cay Wildlife Sanctuary	Drowned Cayes area
	Turneffe Atoll MPA and Biosphere Reserve, proposed	Turneffe Atoll	Turneffe Atoll
	Tortuguero National Park	Tortuguero National Park	northeast Costa Rica
	Gondoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Reserve, proposed for expansion	Gondoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Reserve, proposed for expansion	located near Panamá border
	Caguanes PN, Cuba	Caguanes parque natural de Cuba	Location as listed
	Cayos de Ana María RF, Cuba	Cayos de Ana María Refugio de Fauna de Cuba	Location as listed
	Delta del Cauto RF, Cuba	Delta del Cauto, Refugio de Fauna de Cuba	Location as listed
	Lanzanillo Pajonal Fragoso RF, Cuba	Lanzanillo Pajonal Fragoso, Refugio de Fauna de Cuba	Location as listed
	Las Picúas RF, Cuba	Las Picúas Refugio de Fauna de Cuba	Location as listed
	Río Máximo RF, Cuba	Río Máximo Refugio de Fauna de Cuba	Location as listed
	Buena Vista RB, Cuba	Buena Vista Reserva de Biofera de Cuba	Location as listed
	Guanahacabibes RB, Cuba	Guanahacabibes Reserva de Biofera de Cuba	Location as listed
	Jardines de la Reina PN, Cuba, proposed,	Jardines de la Reina Parque Natural de Cuba	Location as listed
	Ciénaga de Zapata PN y RB, Cuba, proposed,	Ciénaga de Zapata Parque Natural y Reserva de Biosfera de Cuba	location as listed
	Cayo Cantiles – Avalo – Rosario PN, proposed,	Cayo Cantiles – Avalo – Rosario PN, proposed,	location as listed
	Los Caimanes PN, Cuba, proposed	Los Caimanes Parque Natural de Cuba	Location as listed
	Cayo Coco RE, Cuba, proposed	Cayo Coco Reserva Ecológica de Cuba	Location as listed
	Cayo Largo ANT, Cuba, proposed	Cayo Largo Área Natural Turistica de Cuba	Location as listed
	Cayo Levisa, Cuba, proposed,	Cayo Levisa de Cuba	Location as listed
	Bahía Malagueta RF Cuba, proposed	Bahía Malagueta Refugio de Fauna de Cuba	Location as listed
	Banco de Buena Esperanza RF, Cuba proposed,	Banco de Buena Esperanza Refugio de Fauna, de Cuba	Location as listed
	Cayo Cruz RF, Cuba, proposed	Cayo Cruz Refugio de Fauna de Cuba	Location as listed
	Cayos Juan Ruiz, Cristóbal y Providencia RF, Cuba, proposed	Cayos Juan Ruiz, Cristóbal y Providencia Refugio de Fauna, de Cuba	Location as listed
	Soufrière/Scotts Head Marine Reserve	Soufrière/Scotts Head Marine Reserve	between Scotts Head peninsula and Anse Bateaux, west coast of Dominica, eastern Caribbean
	Marine Mammal Sanctuary of the Dominican Republic	Santuario de Mamíferos Marinos de la República Dominicana	northeast of the Dominican Republic including Silver Bank, Navidad Bank and part of Samaná Bay: Includes the former MPA: Silver Bank Humpback Whale Sanctuary (Santuario de las Ballenas Jorobadas del Banco de La Plata)
	East National Park (proposed expansion	Parque Nacional del Este,	eastern Dominican Republic
	Bayahibe Marine Sanctuary, proposed	Santuario de Marino Bayahibe	near East National Park
	Guadeloupe Sanctuary, or Sanctuary of the South Antilles, proposed	Sanctuaire Caribéain du Sud Antilles	around Guadeloupe, eastern Caribbean waters to the 12nm limit around Guadeloupe, some discussion about trying to include waters of Martinique and Dominica
	St-Barthélemy MPA	St-Barthélemy MPA	St-Barthélemy, Leeward Islands4.6 sq mi (12 sq km) MPA to protect rich tropical reef ecology
	Montego Bay Marine Park	Montego Bay Marine Park	Montego Bay, northwest Jamaica
	Mexican Whale Refuge	Mexican Whale Refuge	national waters of México in Marine Regions 7 and 15, to the limits of its EEZ
	Miskito Coast Protected Area	Miskito Coast Protected Area	Miskito Coast from Walpasiksa north to Old Cape at the Honduras border
	Soufrière Marine Management Area	Soufrière Marine Management Area	Soufrière Bay, southwest coast of St Lucia, eastern Caribbean
	Princess Alexandra Marine National Park	Princess Alexandra Marine National Park	located on the north side of Provo
	Mouchoir Bank Marine Sanctuary, discussed as possible proposal	Mouchoir Bank Marine Sanctuary, discussed as possible proposal	large shallow bank located southeast of the Turks Islands and north of the Dominican Republic
	Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary and Biosphere Reserve	Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary and Biosphere Reserve	17 mi (27.4 km) east of Sapelo Island, Georgia
	Southeastern Right Whale Critical Habitat	Southeastern Right Whale Critical Habitat	located offshore northern Florida and southern Georgia
	Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary	Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary	Florida Keys, southern tip of Florida
	Fort Clinch State Park Aquatic Preserve	Fort Clinch State Park Aquatic Preserve	north end of Amelia Island, Nassau County, northeastern Florida
	Caño Guaritico Wildlife Refuge	Caño Guaritico Wildlife Refuge	located in Apure State
	Venezuelan Cetacean Sanctuary, proposed	Venezuelan Cetacean Sanctuary, proposed	located along the states of Anzoategui, Sucre, Nueva Esparta and several small islands which are federal dependences
	South Atlantic Sanctuary, proposed	South Atlantic Sanctuary, proposed	South Atlantic Ocean, spread across Marine Regions 8 and 9
	Canary Islands Cetacean Marine Sanctuary, proposed	Canary Islands Cetacean Marine Sanctuary proposed	waters around Canary Islands, all or portion of national waters to the limit of the EEZ of the Canary Islands
	Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park	Parque Natural Archipielago Chinijo	north Lanzarote
	Natural Marine Park of the Whales and Franja Marina Teno Rasca SAC	Parque Natural Marino de las Ballenas	west Tenerife extending out about 8 mi (5 km) from shore (28º16’N, 16º53’W)
	Franja Marina Santiago – Valle Gran Rey SAC	Franja Marina Santiago – Valle Gran Rey SAC	off southwestern La Gomera (28º2’N, 17º18’W)
	Sebadales de La Graciosa SAC	Sebadales de La Graciosa SAC	north Lanzarote (29º13’N, 13º30’W)
	Mar de las Calmas SAC	Mar de las Calmas SAC	southwest El Hierro (27º38’N, 18º3’W)
	Sebadales de Corralejo SAC	Sebadales de Corralejo SAC	northeast Fuerteventura (28º42’N, 13º49’W)
	Área Marina de la Isleta SAC	Área Marina de la Isleta SAC	northeast Gran Canaria (28º10’N, 15º27’W)
	Franja Marina de Mogán SAC	Franja Marina de Mogán SAC	southwest Gran Canaria
	Bahía del Confital SAC	Bahía del Confital SAC	northeast Gran Canaria (28º8’N, 15º27’W)
	Sebadales de Playa del Inglés SAC	Sebadales de Playa del Inglés SAC	southeast Gran Canaria (27º45’N, 15º33’W)
	Franja Marina de Fuencaliente SAC	Franja Marina de Fuencaliente SAC	south La Palma (28º32’N, 17º53’W)
	Playa de Sotavento de Jandía SAC	Playa de Sotavento de Jandía SAC	southeast Fuerteventura (28º9’N, 14º12’W), extending one mile out to sea
	Southeastern Fuerteventura (unnamed) MPA, proposed	Southeastern Fuerteventura (unnamed) MPA, proposed	southeast Fuerteventura, overlaps Playa de Sotavento de Jandía SAC above but would extend much farther out to sea
	Cape Verde Humpback Whale MPA, proposed	Cape Verde Humpback Whale MPA, proposed	nearshore waters around Cape Verde Islands
	Niumi National Park	Niumi National Park	occupies northwest Atlantic coast of The Gambia, on the North Bank of the Gambia River mouth
	Tanji Bird Reserve	Tanji Bird Reserve	southwest Atlantic coast of The Gambia
	Kiang West National Park	Kiang West National Park	located more than 50 mi (80 km) upriver, near Tendaba
	Konkoure Estuary MPA	Delta du Konkoure	Konkoure Estuary (9˚45’N, 13˚41’W)
	Banc d’Arguin National Park and Biosphere Reserve	Parc National du Banc d’Arguin	northern Mauritania, south of Nouadhibou (Pt Étienne)
	Dakhla National Park	Parc National de Dakhla	Dakhla province, western Morocco, on the Atlantic coast
	Saloum Delta National Park and Siné-Saloum Biosphere Reserve	Parc du Delta du Saloum	Siné-Saloum Delta, opposite northern border of the Gambia and the open Atlantic
	De Hoop MPA	De Hoop MPA	east of Arniston for 31.7 mi (51 km) along the coast to Cape Infanta, Western Cape
	Robberg MPA	Robberg MPA	located along the Robberg Peninsula, 8 km south of Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape
	Dwesa-Cwebe MPA	Dwesa-Cwebe MPA	located along 10.2 mi (16.5 km) of the coast extending 7 mi (11 km) out to sea, Eastern Cape
	Tsitsikamma MPA	Tsitsikamma MPA	located along 35.4 mi (57 km) east of Plettenberg Bay, spanning Western and Eastern Cape provinces. the marine reserve extends 3.4 mi (5.5 km) offshore all along the coast
	Sardinia Bay MPA	Sardinia Bay MPA	located south of Port Elizabeth, along 4.3 mi (7 km) of shoreline, Eastern Cape
	Mkambati MPA	Mkambati MPA	located along 7.1 mi (11.5 km) of the coast, 25 mi (40 km) east of Flagstaff, Eastern Cape
	Hluleka MPA	Hluleka MPA	Mnenu River on the ‘Wild Coast’, Eastern Cape
	Trafalgar MPA	Trafalgar MPA	7.5 mi (12 km) south of Ramsgate near the southern end of the KwaZulu-Natal province
	St Lucia MPA	St Lucia MPA	near Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-Natal
	Maputaland MPA	Maputaland MPA	KwaZulu-Natal
	Helderberg MPA	Helderberg MPA	located along 2.5 mi (4 km) of shore adjacent to Helderberg Coastal Reserve, northern False Bay, Western Cape
	Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary	Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary	Walker Bay, off Hermanus, Western Cape
	West Coast National Park,	West Coast National Park,	located along Western Cape, north of Cape Town
	Langebaan Lagoon MPA, proposed for amalgamation	Langebaan Lagoon MPA, proposed for amalgamation	Included in West Coast National Park, located along Western Cape, north of Cape Town
	Sixteen Mile Beach MPA, proposed for amalgamation	Sixteen Mile Beach MPA, proposed for amalgamation	Included in West Coast National Park, located along Western Cape, north of Cape Town
	Marcus MPA, proposed for amalgamation	Marcus MPA, proposed for amalgamation	Included in West Coast National Park, located along Western Cape, north of Cape Town
	Jutten MPA, proposed for amalgamation	Jutten MPA, proposed for amalgamation	Included in West Coast National Park, located along Western Cape, north of Cape Town
	Malgas MPA, proposed for amalgamation	Malgas MPA, proposed for amalgamation	Included in West Coast National Park, located along Western Cape, north of Cape Town
	Cape Peninsula MPA, proposed and in process,	Cape Peninsula MPA, proposed and in process,	adjacent to Cape Peninsula National Park, False Bay, Western Cape
	Castle Rock MPA	Castle Rock MPA	It is included in Cape Peninsula MPA, (proposed and in process) and adjacent to Cape Peninsula National Park, False Bay, Western Cape
	Betty’s Bay MPA, proposed for expansion	Betty’s Bay MPA, proposed for expansion	proposed for expansion as part of (43) Kogelberg MPA/Biosphere Reserve, lying east of False Bay, Western Cape
	Goukamma MPA, proposed for expansion	Goukamma MPA, proposed for expansion	along 8.7 mi (14 km) of the coast in the heart of the Garden Route, Western Cape
	St Helena Biosphere Reserve, proposed	St Helena Biosphere Reserve, proposed	1200 mi (1920 km) from the southwest coast of Africa
	Tristan da Cunha Cetacean Sanctuary	Tristan da Cunha Cetacean Sanctuary	located 1240 mi (2000 km) south of St Helena, South Atlantic, includes islands of Tristan, Inaccessible and Nightingale in one group and Gough Island, which is 250 mi (400 km) to the southeast
	Inaccessible Island Nature Reserve	Inaccessible Island Nature Reserve	25 mi (40 km) southwest of Tristan da Cunha Island in the South Atlantic
	Gough Island Wildlife Reserve	Gough Island Wildlife Reserve	located 250 mi (400 km) southeast of the main group of Tristan, Inaccessible and Nightingale
	South Atlantic Sanctuary, proposed	South Atlantic Sanctuary, proposed	South Atlantic Ocean, spread across Marine Regions 8 and 9
	Bahía Anegada Nature Reserve	Reserva Natural Bahía Anegada	located at 40º21’S, 62º23’W: includes Jabalí, Gamma and Flamengo islands as well as Bahía Union and Bahía San Blas, Buenos Aires province
	Golfo San José Provincial Marine Park	Parque Marino Golfo San José	San José Gulf, Chubut province
	Punta Loma Faunal Reserve	Reserva Faunal Punta Loma	Punta Loma (42º49’S, 64º53’W), Golfo Nuevo, Chubut province
	Punta Norte Provincial Faunal Reserve	Reserva Natural Turística Punta Norte	Punta Norte (42º05’S 63º46’W) Chubut province
	Punta Pirámide Nature Reserve	Reserva Natural Punta Pirámide	Golfo Nuevo, Chubut province
	Península Valdés Nature Reserve	Reserva Natural Península Valdés	Península Valdés (42º33’S, 63º54’W), Golfo Nuevo, Golfo San José, Chubut province
	Bahía San Antonio Oeste Hemispheric Reserve	Reserva Hemisferica Bahía San Antonio Oeste	San Antonio Bay, San Matias Gulf, Rio Negro province
	Bahía Laura Provincial Nature Reserve	Reserva Natural Provincial Bahía Laura	Bahía Laura (48º21’S, 66º27’W), along 6 mi (9 km) of coast between Cabo Guardián and Punta Mercedes, Santa Cruz province
	Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve	Reserva Natural Intagible Cabo Blanco	Cabo Blanco (47º12’S, 65º45’W), Santa Cruz province
	Monte Loayza Nature Reserve	Reserva Natural Monte Loayza	Monte Loayza (47º49’S, 66º51’W), south of Golfo San Jorge, 75 mi (120 km) northwest of Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz province
	Península San Julián and Bahía de San Julián Nature Reserve	Reserva Natural Península San Julián and Bahía de San Julián	San Julián peninsula and bay (49º15’S, 67º36’W) which includes Isla Cormoran and Justicia, Santa Cruz province
	Complejo Bahía Oso Marino Nature Reserve	Reserva Natural Complejo Bahía Oso Marino	Oso Marino Bay including Penguin Island (Isla Pingüino), Chata Island and Castillo Island, Santa Cruz province
	Ría Deseado Nature Reserve	Reserva Natural Ría Deseado	Ría Deseado estuary
	Costa Atlántica de Tierra del Fuego Nature Reserve	Reserva Costa Atlántica Tierra del Fuego	Atlantic coast of Tierra del Fuego province, including San Sebastian Bay (between Punta Páramo and San Sebastian Cape), Rio Grande estuary, Península Mitre (northern coast including Bahía Tethis and Caleta Policarpo), part of Beagle Channel (seacoast including islands of Bahía Ushuaia and Puerto Harberton area)
	Tierra del Fuego National Park and National Strict Reserve	Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego y Reserva Nacional	Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego province
	Isla Monte León Provincial Reserve	Reserva Provincial Isla Monte León	Isla Monte Leon (49º55’S, 68º36’W), Santa Cruz province
	Cabo Virgenes Nature Reserve, proposed for expansion	Reserva Natural Cabo Virgenes	Cabo Virgenes (52º22’S, 68º23’W), western mouth of Magellan Strait, Santa Cruz province
	Cabo Orange National Park	Parque Nacional do Cabo Orange	Cabo Orange, Amapa State, northern tip of Brazil
	Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve	Reserva Biológica do Lago Piratuba	Amapa State
	Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve	Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá	near Tefé, beside Solimões and Japurá rivers, Amazonas
	Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve	Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Amanã	between Rio Negro and Japurá and Solimões rivers, Amazonas
	Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve	Reserva Biológica de Atol das Rocas	166 mi (267 km) east of Natal, 91 mi (148 km) west of Fernando de Noronha, Rio Grande do Norte State
	Fernando de Noronha National Marine Park	Parque Nacional Marinho Fernando de Noronha	offshore archipelago (3º54’S, 32º25’ W) off coastal Pernambuco State, 224 mi (360 km) from Natal
	Abrolhos National Marine Park	Parque Nacional Marinho dos Abrolhos	36 mi (58 km) offshore from southern Bahia State
	Shelf of the Northern Coast Environmental Protected Area	Área de Proteção Ambiental da Plataforma Continental do Litoral Norte	northern Bahia State near Forte Beach, from the coast to 1,640 ft (500 m) depths, off Bahia State
	Arraial do Cabo Sustainable Reserve	Reserva Extrativista de Arraial do Cabo	Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro State
	Laje de Santos Marine State Park	Parque Estadual Marinho da Laje de Santos	25 mi (40 km) offshore around a rock (named ‘Laje’) at 24°19' S , 46°11' W in São Paulo State, southeast Brazil
	Tupiniquins Ecological Station	Estação Ecológica dos Tupiniquins	São Paulo State
	Tupinambás Ecological Station	Estação Ecológica Tupinambás	São Paulo State
	Ilhabela State Marine Park	Parque Estadual Marinho da Ilhabela	near Ilhabela, São Sebastião island, São Paulo State
	Ilha Anchieta State Marine Park	Parque Estadual Marinho da Ilha Anchieta	Ilha Anchieta, São Paulo State
	Anhatomirim Environmental Protection Area	Area de Proteção Ambiental do Anhatomirim	North Bay of Santa Catarina Island (27º30’S, 48º31’W), Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil
	Right Whale Environmental Protection Area	Area de Proteção Ambiental da Baleia Franca	located between Santa Catarina Island, 81 mi (130 km) south to the Cape of Santa Marta and Rincão Beach, off central-southern Santa Catarina State
	Marine Tucuxi Environmental Protection Area of Paraty Bay, proposed	Area de Proteção Ambiental da Botos-cinza do Baía de Paraty	northern Paraty Bay (Baía de Paraty) (23º56’S, 44º19’W) between Ponta do Boi and Ponta Grande de Timbuiba, in Rio de Janeiro State
	Falkland Islands Marine Mammal Sanctuary	Falkland Islands Marine Mammal Sanctuary	located in the waters of the Falkland Islands, in the southwest Atlantic Ocean
	Punta Ballena – Bahía de Maldonado – José Ignacio MPA, proposed	Punta Ballena – Bahía de Maldonado – José Ignacio MPA, proposed	Punta Ballena, Bahía de Maldonado, José Ignacio, Maldonado department
	Cabo Santa María – La Pedrera MPA, proposed	Cabo Santa María – La Pedrera MPA, proposed	Cabo Santa María, La Pedrera, Rocha department
	Cabo Polonio – Punta del Diablo MPA, proposed	Cabo Polonio – Punta del Diablo MPA, proposed	Cabo Polonio, Punta del Diablo, Rocha department
	Indian Ocean Sanctuary	Indian Ocean Sanctuary	entire Indian Ocean southward to 55º S latitude spread across Marine Regions 1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 18
	Sundarbans World Heritage Site, part of it may be proposed as a dolphin sanctuary	Sundarbans World Heritage Site, part of it may be proposed as a dolphin sanctuary	Sundarbans tidal mangrove forest (includes rivers of southwest Bangladesh and eastern India, southeast of Calcutta
	Sangu River, may be proposed as a dolphin sanctuary	Sangu River, may be proposed as a dolphin sanctuary	southeast Bangladesh
	National Chambal Sanctuary	National Chambal Sanctuary	Chambal River
	Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary	Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary	middle Ganges River, Bihar
	Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, proposed for expansion	Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, proposed for expansion	Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, waters between southeast India and northwest Sri Lanka
	Eidhigali Kulhi and Koattey Protected Area, proposed	Eidhigali Kulhi and Koattey Protected Area, proposed	Addu Atoll, near Hithadhoo
	Lampi Island Marine National Park	Lampi Island Marine National Park	Lampi Island and adjacent areas of Mergui Archipelago
	Royal Bardia National Park, proposed for expansion to the Karnali Basin	Royal Bardia National Park, proposed for expansion to the Karnali Basin	Karnali Basin, Nepal
	Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar Marine International Park, proposed	Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar Marine International Park, proposed	Palk Bay, northwest Sri Lanka
	Indian Ocean Sanctuary	Indian Ocean Sanctuary	entire Indian Ocean southward to 55º S latitude spread across Marine Regions 1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 18
	Daymaniyat Islands National Nature Reserve	Daymaniyat Islands National Nature Reserve	off Batinah Coast between Seeb and Barka, Gulf of Oman
	Bar al Hikman MPA, proposed	Bar al Hikman MPA, proposed	Masirah Channel and south, Arabian Sea
	Masirah Island MPA, proposed	Masirah Island MPA, proposed	Masirah Island, Arabian Sea
	Indus River Dolphin Reserve, or Sind Dolphin Reserve	Indus River Dolphin Reserve, or Sind Dolphin Reserve	Indus River between Sukkur and Guddu barrages, Sind
	Indian Ocean Sanctuary	Indian Ocean Sanctuary	entire Indian Ocean southward to 55º S latitude spread across Marine Regions 1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 18
	Mohéli Marine Park	Parc Marin de Mohéli Comoros	south Comoros island, also called Mwali
	Malindi Marine National Park and Reserve	Malindi Marine National Park and Reserve	Kilifi district, Kenya’s north coast
	Watamu Marine National Park and Reserve	Watamu Marine National Park and Reserve	located inside Malindi Marine National Reserve, Kilifi district, Kenya’s north coast
	Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve	Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve	Mombasa district
	Diani-Chale Marine National Reserve	Diani-Chale Marine National Reserve	Kwale district
	Kisite Marine National Park and Mpunguti Reserve	Kisite Marine National Park and Mpunguti Reserve	Kwale district, south Kenya coast
	Kiunga Marine National Reserve, proposed for expansion as a World Heritage Site	Kiunga Marine National Reserve, proposed for expansion as a World Heritage Site	Lamu district
	Manannara North Biosphere Reserve, includes four small island MPAs in the Antafana Islands Marine Park	Manannara North Biosphere Reserve, includes four small island MPAs in the Antafana Islands Marine Park	Antafana Islands, northeast Madagascar
	Masoala National Park, including Itampolo, Masoala and Tanjona Reserves	Masoala National Park, including Itampolo, Masoala and Tanjona Reserves	Masoala National Park, including Itampolo, Masoala and Tanjona Reserves
	Baie d’Antongil – Sainte Marie Island Humpback Whale Sanctuary, proposed	Sanctuaire des Megapteres de la Baie d’Antongil – Ile Sainte-Marie	Masoala Peninsula area, northeast Madagascar
	Toliara-Nosy Ve Candidate World Heritage Site, proposed for expansion	Toliara-Nosy Ve Candidate World Heritage Site, proposed for expansion	southwest coast, Madagascar, including Toliara Barrier Reef and the island of Nosy Ve
	Passe en S Reserve	Réserve de Passe en S
	Saziley Reserve	Réserve de Saziley
	Bazaruto Archipelago National Park	Bazaruto Archipelago National Park	the Bazuruto archipelago (five islands) is about 20 mi (30 km) off the coast between the towns of Vilanculo and Inhassoro
	Maputo Bay-Inhaca Island Machangalo Candidate World Heritage Site, proposed expansion	Maputo Bay-Inhaca Island Machangalo Candidate World Heritage Site, proposed expansion	Maputo Bay and Inhaca Island plus the Machangalo area close to the South African border
	Zambezi River Delta Candidate World Heritage Site, proposed	Zambezi River Delta Candidate World Heritage Site, proposed	Zambezi River delta
	Réunion Marine Park	Parc Marin de La Réunion	La Réunion
	Seychelles Marine Mammal Sanctuary	Seychelles Marine Mammal Sanctuary	national waters of Seychelles to the limits of the EEZ
	Menai Bay Conservation Area	Menai Bay Conservation Area	Menai Bay, southwest of Unguja Island, Zanzibar
	Misali Island Conservation Area	Misali Island Conservation Area	6 mi (10 km) off the west coast of Pemba Island, Zanzibar
	Mnazi Bay Marine Park	Mnazi Bay Marine Park	Mtwara at far southern end of the Tanzanian coast on the border of Mozambique
	Mafia Island Marine Park	Mafia Island Marine Park	about 75 mi (120 km) southeast of Dar es Salaam
	Mbudya Marine Reserve	Mbudya Marine Reserve	part of the Dar-es-Salaam Marine Reserves System, northern Dar-es-Salaam
	Bongoyo Marine Reserve	Bongoyo Marine Reserve	part of the Dar-es-Salaam Marine Reserves System, northern Dar-es-Salaam
	Pangavini Marine Reserve	Pangavini Marine Reserve	part of the Dar-es-Salaam Marine Reserves System, northern Dar-es-Salaam
	Fungu Yasini Marine Reserve	Fungu Yasini Marine Reserve	part of the Dar-es-Salaam Marine Reserves System, northern Dar-es-Salaam
	Maziwi Marine Reserve	Maziwi Marine Reserve	Tanga, northern Tanzania
	Mnemba Island Marine Conservation Area	Mnemba Island Marine Conservation Area	Off the northeast coast of Unguja island, Zanzibar
	Chumbe Marine Sanctuary	Chumbe Marine Sanctuary	southwest of Zanzibar town
	Mkwaja Saadani National Park	Mkwaja Saadani National Park	31 mi (50 km) north of Bagamoyo town
	Pangani MPA	Pangani MPA	Pangani, northern Tanzania
	Tanga Coral Gardens Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, proposed	Tanga Coral Gardens Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, proposed	all located in Tanga, northern Tanzania
	Kipumbwi Marine Conservation Area, proposed	Kipumbwi Marine Conservation Area, proposed	all located in Tanga, northern Tanzania
	Kigombe Marine Conservation Area, proposed	Kigombe Marine Conservation Area, proposed	all located in Tanga, northern Tanzania
	Indian Ocean Sanctuary	Indian Ocean Sanctuary	entire Indian Ocean southward to 55º S latitude spread across Marine Regions 1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 18
	Spratly Islands Marine Sanctuary, may be proposed	Spratly Islands Marine Sanctuary, may be proposed	south China Sea
	Mekong River Ramsar Site, proposed for expansion	Mekong River Ramsar Site, proposed for expansion	Mekong River from a few miles south of the Lao border to a few miles north of the provincial town of Stung Treng
	Indonesian Marine Mammal Management Area (IM3A) (formerly called Indonesian Whale Sanctuary), proposed	Indonesian Marine Mammal Management Area (IM3A) (formerly called Indonesian Whale Sanctuary), proposed	district, provincial and national waters to the limit of the 200 nm (371 km) Indonesian EEZ (marine area surrounding some 17,500 islands)
	Bunaken National Marine Park	Bunaken National Marine Park	off Manado in Minahasa Province, on north Sulawesi 305.2 sq mi (790.6 sq km),
	Wakatobi Marine National Park	Wakatobi Marine National Park	southeast Sulawesi in the Tukang Besi islands
	Cendrawasih Bay Marine National Park	Cendrawasih Bay Marine National Park	southwest quarter of Cendrawasih Bay, Irian Jaya
	Komodo National Park, Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site, proposed for expansion	Komodo National Park, Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site, proposed for expansion	eastern part of Nusa Tenggara island chain, just west of the island of Flores, between the Flores Sea and the Sumba Strait701 sq mi (1,817 sq km), including 469 sq mi (1,214 sq km) of marine waters and 232 sq mi (603 sq km) of land (Komodo, Rinca, Padar and various smaller islands)proposed extension is 9.6 sq mi (25 sq km) land and 184.9 sq mi (479 sq km) water
	Semayang Lake National Park, proposed	Semayang Lake National Park, proposed	Semayang Lake on east Kalimantan Island
	Alor-Solor MPA, proposed	Alor-Solor MPA, proposed	eastern end of Lesser Sunda Islands in the Nusa Tenggara Timur
	Bandanaira, Proposed	Bandanaira, Proposed	located in the Moluccas
	Gunungapi, Proposed	Gunungapi, Proposed	located in the Moluccas
	Lucipara, Proposed	Lucipara, Proposed	In the Banda Seas, Moluccas
	Pulau Manuk,Proposed	Pulau Manuk,Proposed	In the Banda Seas, Moluccas
	Sangihe Talaud , Proposed	Sangihe Talaud , Proposed	north of Sulawesi
	Taka bone Rate, Proposed	Taka bone Rate, Proposed	south of Sulawesi
	Pulau Kakabia , Proposed	Pulau Kakabia , Proposed	south of Sulawesi
	Kepulauan Asia, Proposed	Kepulauan Asia, Proposed	north of West Papua
	Pulau Mapia, Proposed	Pulau Mapia, Proposed	north of West Papua
	Bali-Lombok Strait, Proposed	Bali-Lombok Strait, Proposed	north of West Papua
	Community Fisheries Conservation Zones (FCZ) of Muang-Khong District, may be proposed	Community Fisheries Conservation Zones (FCZ) of Muang-Khong District, may be proposed	Mekong River, Khong District, Champasack Province (adjacent to Stung Treng Province, Cambodia), Lao PDR
	Johore Marine Park	Johore Marine Park	consists of 13 marine park islands in peninsular Malaysia, the centre of which is at Tinggi
	Langkawi Island Marine Park	Langkawi Island Marine Park	peninsular Malaysia
	Labuan Island Marine Park	Labuan Island Marine Park	Sabah, East Malaysia
	North Borneo Marine Park, proposed	North Borneo Marine Park, proposed	Kudat, Sabah
	Lawas Marine Park, proposed	Lawas Marine Park, proposed	Sarawak
	Malampaya Sound Protected Land and Seascape	Malampaya Sound Protected Land and Seascape	Malampaya Sound, northwestern Palawan
	Tañon Strait Protected Seascape	Tañon Strait Protected Seascape	Tañon Strait, between the islands of Negros and Cebu, shared by the provinces of Cebu, Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, Central Visayas
	Pamilacan Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary	Pamilacan Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary	Bohol, Central Visayas
	Tubbataha National Marine Park	Tubbataha National Marine Park	Tubbataha Reefs, central Sulu Sea
	Batanes Islands Protected Land and Seascape	Batanes Islands Protected Land and Seascape	northernmost Philippines, Luzon Strait, 112 mi (180 km) southeast of Taiwan
	Calayan Island Protected Area	Calayan Island Protected Area	Babuyan Islands, southern Luzon Strait, northern Philippines
	Sierra Madre Natural Park	Sierra Madre Natural Park	northeast Luzon, southeasterly portion of Babuyan Channel
	Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary	Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary	extreme southwest of Philippines and Sulu Sea, 19 mi (30 km) northwest of Sandakan, Sabah
	Siargao Island Protected Land and Seascape	Siargao Island Protected Land and Seascape	Siargao Island, off northeast Mindanao
	Apo Reef Natural Park	Apo Reef Natural Park	Apo Reef
	Hon Mun MPA, proposed	Hon Mun MPA, proposed	east of the city of Nha Trang, south central Vietnam
	South Pacific Whale Sanctuary, proposed	South Pacific Whale Sanctuary, proposed	entire South Pacific Ocean, spread across Marine Regions 13, 14, 17 and 18
	American Samoa Whale and Turtle Sanctuary	American Samoa Whale and Turtle Sanctuary	located in the waters of American Samoa and extending to the limits of the EEZ, 200 nm (371 km) away
	Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary	Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary	located in a fringing tropical coral reef nestled within an eroded volcanic crater at Fagatele Bay
	National Park of American Samoa	National Park of American Samoa	American Samoa
	Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge	Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge	American Samoa
	Cook Islands Whale Sanctuary	Cook Islands Whale Sanctuary	located in the waters of the Cook Islands and extending to the limits of the EEZ, 200 nm (371 km) away
	Parques Marinos de Rapa Nui, must be expanded to offer significant protection	Parques Marinos de Rapa Nui, must be expanded to offer significant protection	Easter Island: Coral Nui Nui, 0.037 sq mi (0.095 sq km) and Motu Tautara, 0.0006 sq mi 0.0015 sq km) both on the west coast, and Hanga Oteo, 0.59 nm (1.1 km) along northeast coast
	Fiji Whale Sanctuary	Fiji Whale Sanctuary	national waters of Fiji
	French Polynesia Marine Mammal Sanctuary	French Polynesia Marine Mammal Sanctuary	located in the waters of French Polynesia to the limit of the EEZ
	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary	located around the Hawaiian Islands centred on area between Maui, Molokai and Lanai
	New Caledonia Whale Sanctuary	New Caledonia Whale Sanctuary	New Caledonia national waters, to the limit of its EEZ
	Niue Whale Sanctuary	Niue Whale Sanctuary	Niue national waters, to the limit of its EEZ
	Midway National Wildlife Refuge	Midway National Wildlife Refuge	located at Midway Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve and proposed national marine sanctuary	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve and proposed national marine sanctuary	located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
	Rock Islands Conservation Area	Rock Islands Conservation Area	Rock Islands
	Ngeremendu Bay Conservation Area	Ngeremendu Bay Conservation Area	Ngeremendu Bay
	Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge	Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge	located 1052 mi (1693 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii in the tropical Pacific
	Papua New Guinea Whale Sanctuary	Papua New Guinea Whale Sanctuary	located in the national waters of Papua New Guinea, to the limit of its EEZ
	Milne Bay MPA, proposed	Milne Bay MPA, proposed	Milne Bay
	Samoa Whale, Turtle and Shark Sanctuary, announced but not formally declared	Samoa Whale, Turtle and Shark Sanctuary, announced but not formally declared	located in Samoan national waters to the limitis of its EEZ
	Aleipata MPA	Aleipata MPA	located from Tiavea south to Lalomanu, including 11 villages and all offshore islands Seaward boundary is 1 nm (2 km) off the reef slope
	Safata MPA	Safata MPA	located from Mulivai in the east, west to Saanapu, including nine villages, seaward boundary is 1 nm (2 km) off the reef slope
	Marovo Lagoon World Heritage Area	Marovo Lagoon World Heritage Area	located in North New Georgia in the western part of the Solomon Islands
	Arnavon Islands Marine Conservation Area, planned for expansion	Arnavon Islands Marine Conservation Area, planned for expansion	located around the Arnavon Islands, between Santa Isabel and Chioseul islands (7º 27’ S, 158º E, in the Manning Straits
	Tongan Whale Sanctuary	Tongan Whale Sanctuary	Tonga national waters, to the limits of its EEZ
	Ha’apai Marine Conservation Area	Ha’apai Marine Conservation Area	located between 19º35’ and 20º30’ S and 174º15’ and 175º06’ W in Tongan waters
	Funufuti Conservation Area	Funufuti Conservation Area	located in the SW Pacific in the former Ellice Islands
	Vanuatu Marine Mammal Sanctuary	Vanuatu Marine Mammal Sanctuary	Vanuatu’s national waters, to the limits of its EEZ
	Orca Pass International Marine Stewardship Area, proposed	Orca Pass International Marine Stewardship Area, proposed	portions of Georgia, Haro and Juan de Fuca straits and Puget Sound, off southeastern Vancouver Island in Canadian and US waters
	Robson Bight/Michael Bigg Ecological Reserve	Robson Bight/Michael Bigg Ecological Reserve	Robson Bight, northeastern Vancouver Island
	Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, proposed for expansion to marine waters	Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, proposed for expansion to marine waters	located in South Moresby, southern Queen Charlotte Islands, west of northern British Columbia mainlandthe existing national park boundary extends only to the high tide line.
	Race Rocks Candidate ‘Marine Protected Area’, proposed	Race Rocks Candidate ‘Marine Protected Area’, proposed	Race Rocks, southern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, proposed for expansion	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, proposed for expansion	coastal and nearshore waters of southwestern Vancouver Island
	Southern Strait of Georgia National Marine Conservation Area, proposed	Southern Strait of Georgia National Marine Conservation Area, proposed	southern Strait of Georgia and Haro Strait, between southeastern Vancouver Island, the southern Gulf Islands and the San Juan Islands of Washington State, USA
	Scott Islands Marine Wildlife Area, proposed	Scott Islands Marine Wildlife Area, proposed	marine waters extending westward from 6 to 29 mi (10 to 46 km) offshore from the northwest tip of Vancouver Island, including the Scott Islands
	Bowie Seamount Candidate ‘Marine Protected Area’, proposed	Bowie Seamount Candidate ‘Marine Protected Area’, proposed	112 mi (180 km) west of the Queen Charlotte Islands
	Gabriola Passage Candidate ‘Marine Protected Area’, proposed	Gabriola Passage Candidate ‘Marine Protected Area’, proposed	passage along Gabriola, Valdes and Breakwater islands and the Flat Top Island Group
	Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve, proposed for greater protection	Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve, proposed for greater protection	Clayoquot Sound, from Esowista Peninsula in the south to just north of Estevan Point, west coast Vancouver Island
	Mexican Whale Refuge	Mexican Whale Refuge	national waters of México in Marine Regions 7 and 15, to the limits of its EEZ
	El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve	La Reserva de Biosfera El Vizcaíno	Pacific coast, Baja California Sur, includes the lagoons of Ojo de Liebre, San Ignacio and Guerrero Negro
	Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve	La Reserva de Biosfera Archipiélago de Revillagigedo	located 370-620 mi (600-1000 km) west of Baja California, Colima state
	Islas Marías Biosphere Reserve	La Reserva de Biosfera Islas Marías	located 60 mi (100 km) west of Nayarit state
	Loreto Bay National Park	Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto	Gulf of California, middle of Baja California Sur
	Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta Biosphere Reserve	La Reserva de Biosfera Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado	located in the northern Gulf of California, México, and in the Colorado River Delta wetlands
	Bahía Magdalena National Gray Whale Refuge, proposed	Bahía Magdalena National Gray Whale Refuge, proposed	Magdalena Bay, Pacific coast, Baja California Sur
	Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary	Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary	situated along 300 mi (483 km) of north central California coast adjoining Gulf of the Farallones NMS
	Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary	Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary	west of San Francisco adjoining Monterey Bay NMS
	Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary	Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary	60 mi (97 km) NW of San Francisco
	Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary	Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary	25 mi (40 km) off Santa Barbara
	Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary	Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary	situated along Washington’s outer coast from Cape Flattery to the mouth of the Copalis River, averaging about 35 mi (56 km) seaward
	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier Bay, Alaska
	Southeastern Bering Sea Right Whale Critical Habitat, proposed	Southeastern Bering Sea Right Whale Critical Habitat, proposed	200 nm (370 km) north of Unimak Pass, eastern Aleutian Islands, southeastern Bering Sea, Alaska
	San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, proposed for expansion	San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, proposed for expansion	San Juan Islands including land, nearshore and intertidal (200 m seaward) but proposed to be extended out to sea
	Northwest Straits ‘management area’, unsuccessfully proposed as National Marine Sanctuary, now abandoned	Northwest Straits ‘management area’, unsuccessfully proposed as National Marine Sanctuary, now abandoned	located in Puget Sound-Juan de Fuca Straits, northern Washington State waters
	Lung Kwu Chau and Sha Chau Marine Park	Lung Kwu Chau and Sha Chau Marine Park	Pearl River delta (estuarine waters) near Hong Kong
	Xiamen Marine National Park and Conservation Areas	Xiamen Marine National Park and Conservation Areas	Xiamen in Fujian Province
	Baiji Natural Reserve(and the Shishou and Tong Ling semi-natural reserves)	Baiji Natural Reserve(and the Shishou and Tong Ling semi-natural reserves)	along an 81 mi (130 km) stretch of the Yangtze River at Honghu
	Zhujiang (Pearl River) Delta Ecosystem Protected Area, tentative name, proposed and in process of possible expansion	Zhujiang (Pearl River) Delta Ecosystem Protected Area, tentative name, proposed and in process of possible expansion	Pearl River delta and adjacent waters (would include some smaller, mainly land-based protected areas as well as the Lung Kwu Chau and Sha Chau Marine Park
	Seto-naikai National Park	Seto-naikai National Park	Seto Inland Sea, between the islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu
	Finless Porpoise Gathering Area National Natural Monument (Sunameri Kujira Kaiyu [Gun-ei] Suimen National Nature Monument)	Finless Porpoise Gathering Area National Natural Monument (Sunameri Kujira Kaiyu [Gun-ei] Suimen National Nature Monument)	waters surrounding Shironhana Rock, at southern tip of Awa-jima, near the city of Takehara, Hiroshima prefecture, in the Seto-naikai (Seto Inland Sea)
	Botchinskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Botchinskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	170 mi (275 km) east of Khabaraovsk, Khabarovskiy, on the Sea of Japan
	Komandor Islands Biosphere Reserve (Zapovednik)	Komandor Islands Biosphere Reserve (Zapovednik)	around Komandorskiy (Commander) Islands, 30 mi (50 km) east of central Kamchatka peninsula
	Nalychevo Nature Park and Marine Nature Reserve	Nalychevo Nature Park and Marine Nature Reserve	Nalychevo, north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, southeastern Kamchatka, from the mouth of the Nalycheva River to the Vakhil River
	Far Eastern Marine Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Far Eastern Marine Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	37 mi (60 km) south of Vladivostok, Primorskiy Krai, Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan
	Dzhugdzhurskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Dzhugdzhurskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Khabarovskiy, on the Sea of Okhotsk
	Koryakskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Koryakskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Koryakskiy, northeastern Kamchatka peninsula
	Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve (Zapovednik)	Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve (Zapovednik)	southern border is 62 mi (100 km) north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kronotskiy Zaliv, in eastern central Kamchatka
	South Kamchatka Sanctuary	South Kamchatka Sanctuary	southern tip of Kamchatka peninsula
	Kurilskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Kurilskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	northern and southern parts of Kunashir Island, plus Demida and Oskol’ka islands, southern Kuril Islands (north of Japan)
	Maliy Kurils Wildlife Refuge (Zakaznik)	Maliy Kurils Wildlife Refuge (Zakaznik)	the “Little Kurils”, Kuril Islands (north of Japan)
	Lazovskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Lazovskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Primorskiy Krai, Sea of Japan
	Sikhote-Alinskiy Biosphere Reserve (Zapovednik)	Sikhote-Alinskiy Biosphere Reserve (Zapovednik)	central Sikhote-Alin mountains, 280 mi (450 km) north of Vladivostok, Primorskiy Krai, Sea of Japan
	Magadanskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Magadanskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	north and east of Magadan (city), Magadan Oblast, Sea of Okhotsk
	Poronayskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	Poronayskiy Nature Reserve (Zapovednik)	eastern central Sakhalin, Terpeniye Peninsula, Sea of Okhotsk
	Vostok Bay National Comprehensive Marine Sanctuary	Vostok Bay National Comprehensive Marine Sanctuary	Vostok Bay, Primorye
	Northeast Sakhalin Whale Wildlife Refuge (Zakaznik), proposed for expansion	Northeast Sakhalin Whale Wildlife Refuge (Zakaznik), proposed for expansion	located off northeast Sakhalin, between the towns of Okha and Chaivo Bay, up to 24 nm (44.4 km) offshore, and in the Piltun Lagoon off northeast Sakhalin
	Shantar Archipelago National Park (Shantarskie Ostrova), proposed	Shantar Archipelago National Park (Shantarskie Ostrova), proposed	Shantar Archipelago, Khabarovsk Krai, southwest Sea of Okhotsk
	Various Russian Far East MPAs	Various Russian Far East MPAs	new areas in the Russian Far East (including Anadyrskiy Zaliv, the surrounding waters of Karaginskiy Island and nearly the entire vast coastal waters of Chukotski Poluostrov)
	Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape	Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape	located in the waters of Colomiba, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panamá
	South Pacific Whale Sanctuary, proposed	South Pacific Whale Sanctuary, proposed	entire South Pacific Ocean, spread across Marine Regions 13, 14, 17 and 18
	Francisco Coloane National Marine Park	Parque Nacional Marino Francisco Coloane	around Carlos III Island, Strait of Magellan, far southern Chile
	Caldera MPA , proposed and in process	Parque Marino Caldera	between Punta Morro and Copiapó River in region III in northern Chile (27º14'S, 70º57'W)
	Bahía Mansa MPA, proposed and in process	Parque Marino Bahía Mansa,	located at 40º40'S, 73º50'W, between Valdivia and Puerto Montt, about 12 mi (18 km) south of Bahía Mansa
	Humboldt Penguin National Reserve, proposed for expansion as Los Choros MPA	Reserva Nacional Pingüino de Humboldt, proposed for expansion as Los Choros MPA	system of five islands in north central Chile (between III and IV regions) including Chañaral, Damas, Choros and Gaviota islands and Pajaros Key
	Chiloe National Park, proposed for significant expansion to marine waters, especially facing Golfo Corcovado	Parque Nacional de Chiloe	Chiloe Island, especially off the south and west coast including Golfo Corcovado and the Guaitecas archipelago (43º20'S, 74ºW)
	Isla Gorgona National Natural Park	Parque Nacional Natural Isla Gorgona	Isla Gorgona, 19 mi (30 km) off Departamento de Narino, on the Pacific coast
	Ensenada de Utría National Natural Park	Parque Nacional Natural Ensenada de Utría	Departamento de Chocó, on the Pacific coast
	Malaga Bay MPA, proposed	Malaga Bay MPA, proposed	Malaga Bay (including Negritos area)
	Cocos Island Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area	Área de Conservación Marina y Terrestre Isla del Coco	includes all of Cocos Island, 311 mi (500 km) SW of Costa Rica, eastern tropical Pacific and surrounding waters up to 9.3 mi (15 km) around the island
	Ballena Marine National Park	Ballena Marine National Park	extends 10 mi (15 km) from Uvita to Punta Piñuela and about 6 mi (9 km) out to sea
	Whale Natural Refuge	Refugio Natural de Ballenas	national waters of Ecuador, to the 200 nm (371 km) EEZ limit off the mainland as well as around the Galápagos Islands
	Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve and Galápagos Whale Sanctuary	La Reserva de Recursos Marinos de Galápagos y El Santuario de Ballenas en las Islas Galápagos	Galápagos Islands waters, 600 mi (975 km) west of Ecuador
	Manglares-Churute Ecological Reserve	Reserva Ecológica Manglares-Churute	southeast part of the inner estuary of the Gulf of Guayaquil
	Cuyabeno Faunistic Reserve	La Reserva de Producción Cuyabeno	Ecuadoreran Amazon basin in northeast Ecuador
	Machalilla National Park, extension proposed	Parque Nacional Machalilla	Manabí province, central coast of Ecuador, reserve covers land along the continent, plus islands of La Plata and Salango, and 2 miles (3 km) of sea all around the islands
	Cerro Hoya National Park	Parque Nacional Cerro Hoya	southeast of the Azuero peninsula (7ºN, 80ºW), including the coast between the Restingue and Ventana rivers
	Coiba National Park	Parque Nacional Isla Coiba	15.5 mi (25 km) offshore from southwestern Veraguas province (7º30’N, 81º40’W)
	Golfo de Chiriquí National Marine Park	Parque Nacional Marino Golfo de Chiriquí	western Panamá (8º08’N, 82º19’W)
	El Golfo de Montijo Wetland	Húmedad el Golfo de Montijo	Veraguas province
	Paracas National Reserve	Reserva Nacional de Paracas	Paracas district, Pisco province, Ica department (13°47'-14°17'S and 76°30’-76°00'E)
	Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve	Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve	near Iquitos, Peruvian Amazon
	Peninsula Bayovar MPA, proposed	Peninsula Bayovar MPA, proposed	Peninsula Bayovar and north along the coast from 6˚S, Dept of Piura, (northern) Peru
	Indian Ocean Sanctuary	Indian Ocean Sanctuary	entire Indian Ocean southward to 55º S latitude spread across Marine Regions 1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 18
	Southern Ocean Sanctuary (including Antarctica)	Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary	Southern Ocean extending to regions 1, 8, 9, 14, 18
	South Pacific Whale Sanctuary, proposed	South Pacific Whale Sanctuary, proposed	entire South Pacific Ocean, spread across Marine Regions 13, 14, 17 and 18
	Australian Whale Sanctuary	Australian Whale Sanctuary	state and commonwealth waters to the limits of the EEZ of Australia, including subantarctic territories and disputed Antarctic waters
	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and World Heritage Area	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and World Heritage Area	Great Barrier Reef, off Cape York, Queensland
	Solitary Islands Marine Reserve and Marine Park	Solitary Islands Marine Reserve and Marine Park	Solitary Islands between Coffs Harbour and Plover Island, New South Wales
	Coringa-Herald and Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve (referred to as Coral Sea NNR)	Coringa-Herald and Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve (referred to as Coral Sea NNR)	Coral Sea Islands territory to the east of the Great Barrier Reef, the two reserves are separated by 60 mi (100 km) of open ocean
	Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve	Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve	part of the Rowley Shoals off NW Australia, 186 mi (300 km) northwest of Broome
	Lord Howe Island Marine Park and World Heritage Area	Lord Howe Island Marine Park and World Heritage Area	435 sq mi (700 km) northeast of Sydney, NSW
	Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine Nature Reserve	Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine Nature Reserve	located in the Tasman Sea, 370 mi (600 km) east of Coffs Harbour, NSW
	Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve	Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve	106 mi (170 km) south of Hobart, Tasmania
	Macquarie Island Marine Park and World Heritage Area	Macquarie Island Marine Park and World Heritage Area	Macquarie Ridge, Tasman Sea, 930 mi (1500 km), southeast of Tasmania (54º29’S, 158º58’E)
	Ningaloo Marine Park and proposed extension	Ningaloo Marine Park and proposed extension	near Exmouth (21º40’S to 23º34’S), extending some 160 mi (260 km) along the coast and from the shoreline to the edge of the continental slope, Western Australia
	Bonney Upwelling Blue Whale Feeding critical habitat MPA, may be proposed	Bonney Upwelling Blue Whale Feeding critical habitat MPA, may be proposed	continental shelf waters off southeast coast of South Australia and west coast of Victoria
	Moreton Bay Marine Park	Moreton Bay Marine Park	Moreton Bay, around Moreton and Stradbroke islands
	Hervey Bay Marine Park, proposed for expansion	Hervey Bay Marine Park, proposed for expansion	Hervey Bay, off central Queensland, along the north and western coast of Fraser Island, including Platypus Bay
	Cairns Marine Park	Cairns Marine Park	Cairns
	Trinity Inlet-Marlin Coast Marine Park	Trinity Inlet-Marlin Coast Marine Park	Trinity Inlet-Marlin Coast
	Mackay Capricorn Marine Park	Mackay Capricorn Marine Park	Mackay
	Woongarra Marine Park	Woongarra Marine Park	Woongarra Qld
	Townsville Whitsunday Marine Park,	Townsville Whitsunday Marine Park,	Townsville, Whitsunday, including Hinchinbrook Management Area
	Gumoo Woojabuddee Marine Park, proposed	Gumoo Woojabuddee Marine Park, proposed	Gumoo Woojabuddee
	Gulf of Carpentaria Marine Park, proposed	Gulf of Carpentaria Marine Park, proposed	Gulf of Carpentaria, North Queensland
	Torres Strait Indigenous Protected Area, proposed	Torres Strait Indigenous Protected Area, proposed	Torres Strait
	Cape Byron Marine Park (including Byron Bay Sanctuary)	Cape Byron Marine Park (including Byron Bay Sanctuary)	Cape Byron, New South Wales
	Jervis Bay Marine Park	Jervis Bay Marine Park	Jervis Bay, New South Wales
	Port Stephens Marine Park, may be proposed	Port Stephens Marine Park, may be proposed	Port Stephens, Tasman Sea, New South Wales
	Bunurong Marine National Park	Bunurong Marine National Park	located along 3 mi (5 km) of coast, from 1.6 mi (2.5 km) east of Cape Patterson in Southern Gippsland to the eastern end of Eagles Nest Beach, Victoria
	Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park	Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park	located along 43 mi (70 km) of coast near Wilsons Promontory, Victoria
	Cape Howe Marine National Park	Cape Howe Marine National Park	near NSW border, far eastern Victoria
	Churchill Marine National Park	Churchill Marine National Park	south of Rhyll, in Western Port, Victoria
	Discovery Bay Marine National Park	Discovery Bay Marine National Park	12 mi (20 km) west of Portland, Victoria
	Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park	Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park	19 mi (30 km) south of Sale, adjacent to the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park, Victoria
	Point Addis Marine National Park	Point Addis Marine National Park	located along 6 mi (10 km) of coast between Anglesea and Jan Juc, Victoria
	Point Hicks Marine National Park	Point Hicks Marine National Park	16 mi (25 km) southeast of the Cann River, East Gippsland, adjacent to Croajingolong, Victoria
	Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park	Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park	close to Melbourne city at southern end of Port Phillip Bay, Victoria
	The Twelve Apostles Marine National Park	The Twelve Apostles Marine National Park	located along 10.6 mi (17 km) of coastline, Victoria (extends out to Twelve Apostles rock fo