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ISBN-10: 1156527198
ISBN-13: 9781156527191
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Cabrera, Balearic Islands, Marine Protected Area, Phoenix Islands Protected Area, Shark sanctuary, Prickly Pear Cays, Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Alonissos Marine Park, Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve, Sugar Loaf Islands, Perhentian Islands, Tabarca, Medes Islands, Mochima National Park, Lough Hyne, Bar Reef, Galapagos Marine Reserve, Goat Island, Auckland, Erris Head, Marine Protected Area Network, Parc naturel regional de Camargue, Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve, Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve, La… Brena y Marismas del Barbate Natural Park, Chinijo Archipelago, Pedra da Risca do Meio State Marine Park, South Pacific Whale Sanctuary, Velondriake. Excerpt: Marine protected areas, like any protected area, are regions in which human activity has been placed under some restrictions in the interest of conserving the natural environment, it's surrounding waters and the occupant ecosystems, and any cultural or historical resources that may require preservation or management. Marine Protected Areas' boundaries will include some area of ocean, even if it is only a small fraction of the total area of the territory. Natural or historic marine resources are protected by local, state, territorial, native, regional, or national authorities and may differ substantially from nation to nation. This variation includes different limitations on development, fishing practices, fishing seasons and catch limits, moorings, bans on removing or disrupting marine life of any kind. In some situations (such as with the Phoenix Islands Protected Area), MPA's also provide revenue for countries, often of equal size as the income that they would have if they were to grant companies permissions to fish. As of 2010, the world hosted more than 6,800 MPAs, encompassing 1.17% of the world's oceans. Marine Protec...