| 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 69°S, 170°E (off Cape Adare, Victoria Land) to 76°S, 155°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 |
| Breidafj?rdur MPA | Breidafj?rdur MPA | Breidafj?rdur, 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 | Kandalakshskiy Zapovednik | White Sea and Barentsevo (Barents) Sea, Russia. |
| 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 | Taymirskiy Zapovednik | biopshere zapovednik on the Taymir peninsula in the Laptevih Sea, Russia. |
| 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 | S?raust-Svalbard Naturreservat | Southeast Svalbard including territorial waters |
| Northwest Spitsbergen National Park | Nordvest-Spitsbergen Nasjonalpark | northwestern Svalbard including territorial waters |
| South Spitsbergen National Park | S?r-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-B?nsow Land National Park | Sassen-B?nsow 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 | Bj?rn?ya Naturreservat | Bear Island (Bj?rn?ya), 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 Marine Reserve | Losinj Marine 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?Hy?res, 25 mi (40 km) southeast of Toulon |
| C?te Bleue Marine Park | Parc Marin C?te Bleue | C?te Bleue coastline between Marseille and Fos, Provence |
| Cerb?re-Banyuls Natural Marine Reserve | R?serve Naturelle Marine de Cerb?re-Banyuls | near Spanish border opposite the villages of Cerb?re and Banyuls, Pyr?n?es-Orientales |
| Bonifaccio Marine Reserve | R?serve Marin Bouches de Bonifacio | Corsica, Mediterranean Sea |
| Scandola Nature Reserve | R?serve 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 Tr?pani, 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 Montegr?-Illes Medes SAC, proposed | El Montegr?-Illes Medes SAC | El Montegr?-Illes Medes SAC, proposed |
| Muntanyes de Begur SAC, proposed | Muntanyes de Begur SAC | off Catalu?a, eastern Spain |
| Cap de Santa Creus SAC, proposed | Cap de Santa Creus SAC | off Catalu?a, eastern Spain |
| Litoral de Tarragona SAC, proposed | Litoral de Tarragona SAC | off Catalu?a, 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 Mazarr?n, Murcia, southeast Spain |
| Medio Marino de Murcia SAC, proposed | Medio Marino de Murcia SAC, | Murcia, southeast Spain |
| Isla de Albor?n SAC, proposed | Isla de Albor?n SAC | Isla de Albor?n, 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 (proposed). | 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 Vedr? I Vedranell SAC, proposed | Es Vedr? 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 |
| G?k?eada Marine Reserve | G?k?eada | 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 (42?45?-43?05?N, 65?03?-65?40?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 |
| Ilh?u de Baixo ? Restinga Ilha Graciosa ZEC | Ilh?u de Baixo ? Restinga Ilha Graciosa ZEC | Ilh?u de Baixo and southeastern Ilha Graciosa (W27?57?0?, N39?0?50?) |
| Costa e Caldeir?o ? Ilha do Corvo ZEC | Costa e Caldeir?o ? Ilha do Corvo ZEC | Costa e Caldeir?o (W31?6?0?, N39?42?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 (W28?45?, N38?35?), |
| Monte da Guia ? Ilha do Faial ZEC | Monte da Guia ? Ilha do Faial ZEC | Monte da Guia (W28?37?21?, N38?31?15?), southeastern Faial |
| Morro de Castelo Branco ? Ilha do Faial ZEC | Morro de Castelo Branco ? Ilha do Faial ZEC | Morro de Castelo Branco (W28?45?15?, N38?31?21?), southwestern Faial |
| Costa Nordeste ? Ilha das Flores ZEC | Costa Nordeste ? Ilha das Flores ZEC | Costa Nordeste (W31?10?, N39?30), northeastern Flores |
| Ponta dos Rosais ? lha de S Jorge ZEC | Ponta dos Rosais ? lha de S Jorge ZEC | Ponta dos Rosais (W28?18?36?, N38?45?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 (W27?51, N38?35?) |
| Caloura-Ponta da Galera ? Ilha de S Miguel ZEC | Caloura-Ponta da Galera ? Ilha de S Miguel ZEC | Caloura-Ponta da Galera (W25?30?30?, N37?42?30?), S Miguel island |
| Banco D Jo?o de Castro (Canal Terceira ? S Miguel) ZEC | Banco D Jo?o de Castro (Canal Terceira ? S Miguel) ZEC | Banco D Jo?o de Castro, Canal Terceira (W26?36?30?, N38?13?55?), S Miguel island |
| Baixa do Sul (Canal do Faial) ZEC | Baixa do Sul (Canal do Faial) ZEC | Baixa do Sul (W28?35?24?, N38?30?35?), between Faial and Pico islands |
| Ponta da Ilha ? Ilha do Pico ZEC | Ponta da Ilha ? Ilha do Pico ZEC | Ponta da Ilha (W28?2?, N38?25?), eastern Pico island |
| Lajes do Pico ? Ilha do Pico ZEC | Lajes do Pico ? Ilha do Pico ZEC | Lajes do Pico (W28?15?22?, N38?23?25?), southern Pico |
| Ilh?us da Madalena ? Ilha do Pico ZEC | Ilh?us da Madalena ? Ilha do Pico ZEC | Ilh?us da Madalena (W28?32?50?, N38?32?0?), west of Pico Island |
| Ponta do Castelo ? Ilha de Sta Maria ZEC | Ponta do Castelo ? Ilha de Sta Maria ZEC | Ponta do Castelo (W25?2?3?, N36?55?47?), Sta Maria island |
| Costa das Quatro Ribeiras ? Ilha da Terceira ZEC | Costa das Quatro Ribeiras ? Ilha da Terceira ZEC | Costa das Quatro Ribeiras (W27?12?6?, N38?48?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 Ilh?u das Formigas e Recife Dollabarat, proposed as an OSPAR MPA and ZEC | Ilh?u das Formigas e Recife Dollabarat (W25?45?, N37?15?), 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 Mol?ne 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 Au?enriff SAC, proposed | Sylter Au?enriff 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 (W16?29?30?, N32?30?0?) |
| Ponta de S. Louren?o ZEC, proposed | Ponta de S. Louren?o ZEC, proposed | Ponta de S. Louren?o, (W16?41?0?, N32?44?20?) |
| Ilh?u da Vi?va Natural Reserve and ZEC, proposed | Reserva Natural das Ilh?u da Vi?va | Ilh?u da Vi?va (W16?51?50?, N32?48?25?) |
| Sado Estuary Natural Reserve and Ramsar area, proposed for ZEC | Reserva Natural Estu?rio do Sado | Sado Estuary (W8?43?29?, N38?27?48?) |
| Arr?bida Natural Park and Marine Natural Reserve, proposed for expansion as ZEC | Parque Natural da Arr?bida | 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) |
| Do?ana National Park and proposed SAC | Parque Nacional de Do?ana | off Andalucia, southwest Spain |
| Bre?a y Marismas de Barbate Natural Park and proposed SAC | Parque Natural de la Bre?a 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 R?nnebank SAC, proposed | Westliche R?nnebank | 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°2892_N, 75°3992_W), Bahamas. |
| Port Honduras Marine Reserve | Port Honduras Marine Reserve | north of Punta Gorda Town (16°1292_5292_92_N, 88°3692_2292_92_W), Belize. |
| 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 M?xico 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 Panam? border |
| Caguanes PN, Cuba | Caguanes parque natural de Cuba | North East Cuba |
| Cayos de Ana Mar?a RF, Cuba | Cayos de Ana Mar?a Refugio de Fauna de Cuba | South Cuba |
| Delta del Cauto RF, Cuba | Delta del Cauto, Refugio de Fauna de Cuba | South Cuba |
| Lanzanillo Pajonal Fragoso RF, Cuba | Lanzanillo Pajonal Fragoso, Refugio de Fauna de Cuba | North East Cuba |
| Las Pic?as RF, Cuba | Las Pic?as Refugio de Fauna de Cuba | North East Cuba |
| R?o M?ximo RF, Cuba | R?o M?ximo Refugio de Fauna de Cuba | North East Cuba |
| Buena Vista RB, Cuba | Buena Vista Reserva de Biofera de Cuba | North East Cuba |
| Guanahacabibes RB, Cuba | Guanahacabibes Reserva de Biofera de Cuba | North West Cuba |
| Jardines de la Reina PN, Cuba, proposed, | Jardines de la Reina Parque Natural de Cuba | South Cuba |
| Ci?naga de Zapata PN y RB, Cuba, proposed, | Ci?naga de Zapata Parque Natural y Reserva de Biosfera de Cuba | South West Cuba |
| 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 | North East Cuba |
| Cayo Coco RE, Cuba, proposed | Cayo Coco Reserva Ecol?gica de Cuba | North East Cuba |
| Cayo Largo ANT, Cuba, proposed | Cayo Largo ?rea Natural Turistica de Cuba | South West Cuba |
| Cayo Levisa, Cuba, proposed, | Cayo Levisa de Cuba | North West Cuba |
| Bah?a Malagueta RF Cuba, proposed | Bah?a Malagueta Refugio de Fauna de Cuba | North East Cuba |
| Banco de Buena Esperanza RF, Cuba proposed, | Banco de Buena Esperanza Refugio de Fauna, de Cuba | South Cuba |
| Cayo Cruz RF, Cuba, proposed | Cayo Cruz Refugio de Fauna de Cuba | North East Cuba |
| Cayos Juan Ruiz, Crist?bal y Providencia RF, Cuba, proposed | Cayos Juan Ruiz, Crist?bal y Providencia Refugio de Fauna, de Cuba | South West Cuba |
| Soufri?re/Scotts Head Marine Reserve | Soufri?re/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 Mam?feros Marinos de la Rep?blica Dominicana | northeast of the Dominican Republic including Silver Bank, Navidad Bank and part of Saman? 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 Carib?ain 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-Barth?lemy MPA | St-Barth?lemy MPA | St-Barth?lemy, 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 M?xico 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 |
| Soufri?re Marine Management Area | Soufri?re Marine Management Area | Soufri?re 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 |
| Ca?o Guaritico Wildlife Refuge | Ca?o 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 (28?16?N, 16?53?W) |
| Franja Marina Santiago ? Valle Gran Rey SAC | Franja Marina Santiago ? Valle Gran Rey SAC | off southwestern La Gomera (28?2?N, 17?18?W) |
| Sebadales de La Graciosa SAC | Sebadales de La Graciosa SAC | north Lanzarote (29?13?N, 13?30?W) |
| Mar de las Calmas SAC | Mar de las Calmas SAC | southwest El Hierro (27?38?N, 18?3?W) |
| Sebadales de Corralejo SAC | Sebadales de Corralejo SAC | northeast Fuerteventura (28?42?N, 13?49?W) |
| ?rea Marina de la Isleta SAC | ?rea Marina de la Isleta SAC | northeast Gran Canaria (28?10?N, 15?27?W) |
| Franja Marina de Mog?n SAC | Franja Marina de Mog?n SAC | southwest Gran Canaria |
| Bah?a del Confital SAC | Bah?a del Confital SAC | northeast Gran Canaria (28?8?N, 15?27?W) |
| Sebadales de Playa del Ingl?s SAC | Sebadales de Playa del Ingl?s SAC | southeast Gran Canaria (27?45?N, 15?33?W) |
| Franja Marina de Fuencaliente SAC | Franja Marina de Fuencaliente SAC | south La Palma (28?32?N, 17?53?W) |
| Playa de Sotavento de Jand?a SAC | Playa de Sotavento de Jand?a SAC | southeast Fuerteventura (28?9?N, 14?12?W), extending one mile out to sea |
| Southeastern Fuerteventura (unnamed) MPA, proposed | Southeastern Fuerteventura (unnamed) MPA, proposed | southeast Fuerteventura, overlaps Playa de Sotavento de Jand?a 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 ?tienne) |
| Dakhla National Park | Parc National de Dakhla | Dakhla province, western Morocco, on the Atlantic coast |
| Saloum Delta National Park and Sin?-Saloum Biosphere Reserve | Parc du Delta du Saloum | Sin?-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 |
| Bah?a Anegada Nature Reserve | Reserva Natural Bah?a Anegada | located at 40?21?S, 62?23?W: includes Jabal?, Gamma and Flamengo islands as well as Bah?a Union and Bah?a San Blas, Buenos Aires province |
| Golfo San Jos? Provincial Marine Park | Parque Marino Golfo San Jos | San Jos? Gulf, Chubut province |
| Punta Loma Faunal Reserve | Reserva Faunal Punta Loma | Punta Loma (42?49?S, 64?53?W), Golfo Nuevo, Chubut province |
| Punta Norte Provincial Faunal Reserve | Reserva Natural Tur?stica Punta Norte | Punta Norte (42?05?S 63?46?W) Chubut province |
| Punta Pir?mide Nature Reserve | Reserva Natural Punta Pir?mide | Golfo Nuevo, Chubut province |
| Pen?nsula Vald?s Nature Reserve | Reserva Natural Pen?nsula Vald | Pen?nsula Vald?s (42?33?S, 63?54?W), Golfo Nuevo, Golfo San Jos?, Chubut province |
| Bah?a San Antonio Oeste Hemispheric Reserve | Reserva Hemisferica Bah?a San Antonio Oeste | San Antonio Bay, San Matias Gulf, Rio Negro province |
| Bah?a Laura Provincial Nature Reserve. | Reserva Natural Provincial Bah?a Laura. | Bah?a Laura (48?21?S, 66?27?W), along 6 mi (9 km) of coast between Cabo Guardi?n and Punta Mercedes, Santa Cruz province |
| Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve | Reserva Natural Intagible Cabo Blanco | Cabo Blanco (47?12?S, 65?45?W), Santa Cruz province |
| Monte Loayza Nature Reserve | Reserva Natural Monte Loayza | Monte Loayza (47?49?S, 66?51?W), south of Golfo San Jorge, 75 mi (120 km) northwest of Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz province |
| Peninsula San Julian and Bahia de San Julian Nature Reserve. | Reserva Natural Península San Julián y Bahía de San Julián. | San Julián peninsula and bay (49°1592_S, 67°3692_W) which includes Isla Cormoran and Justicia, Santa Cruz province, Argentina. |
| Complejo Bah?a Oso Marino Nature Reserve | Reserva Natural Complejo Bah?a Oso Marino | Oso Marino Bay including Penguin Island (Isla Ping?ino), Chata Island and Castillo Island, Santa Cruz province |
| R?a Deseado Nature Reserve | Reserva Natural R?a Deseado | R?a Deseado estuary |
| Costa Atl?ntica de Tierra del Fuego Nature Reserve | Reserva Costa Atl?ntica Tierra del Fuego | Atlantic coast of Tierra del Fuego province, including San Sebastian Bay (between Punta P?ramo and San Sebastian Cape), Rio Grande estuary, Pen?nsula Mitre (northern coast including Bah?a Tethis and Caleta Policarpo), part of Beagle Channel (seacoast including islands of Bah?a Ushuaia and Puerto Harberton area) |
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