Marine Protected Areas (MPA) are areas of oceans where human action is restricted for conservation purposes. 6.35% of the world's seas are right away covered past times MPAs. That is a ten-fold increase inward the expanse of our oceans designated every bit MPAs inward the starting fourth dimension seventeen years of this century.
You tin thought which areas of the world's oceans accept MPA condition on Protected Planet's Marine Protected Areas interactive map. The map shows the place of MPAs to a greater extent than or less the globe as well as provides information close the condition of each MPA. If you lot choose an MPA on the map you lot tin click-through to read to a greater extent than close its designation as well as the cite of its administration authority.
The Protected Planet too maintains a database of all the world's terrestrial as well as marine protected areas. The World Database on Protected Areas includes an interactive map showing both marine & terrestrial protected areas to a greater extent than or less the globe.
