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A marine park is a park consisting of an area of sea (or lake) sometimes protected for recreational use, but more often set aside to preserve a specific habitat and ensure the ecosystem is sustained for the organisms that exist there. Most marine parks are designated by governments, and organized like 'watery' national parks.

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The largest marine park used to be the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia, at 350,000 km² until 2010, when the United Kingdom announced the opening of the Chagos Marine Park or Chagos Archipelago.

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Although for many uses it is sufficient to designate the boundaries of the marine park and to inform commercial fishing boats and other maritime enterprises, some parks have gone to additional effort to make their wonders accessible to visitors. These can range from glass-bottomed boats and small submarines, to windowed undersea tubes.

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In New Zealand a marine reserve is an area which has a higher degree of legal protection than marine parks for conservation purposes.

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In New South Wales, there are planned marine parks which will stretch along the coastline of the entire state.

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Africa

  • Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park, Kenya

    • Americas

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  • Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, United States
  • Bonaire National Marine Park, Bonaire
  • Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico
  • Dry Tortugas National Park, United States
  • Half Moon Caye Natural Monument, Belize
  • Hol Chan Reserve, Belize
  • John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, United States
  • Montego Bay Marine Park, Jamaica
  • Pedra da Risca do Meio Marine State Park, Brazil
  • Saba Marine Park, Saba
  • Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, United States

    • Canada

  • Fathom Five National Marine Park
  • Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve
  • Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
  • Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park

    • Hong Kong

  • Marine parks in Hong Kong:
  • Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve
  • Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park
  • Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park
  • Tung Ping Chau Marine Park
  • Yan Chau Tong Marine Park

    • India

  • Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, Tamil Nadu
  • Marine National Park, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat

    • Indonesia

  • Karimunjawa National Park, Java
  • Kepulauan Seribu National Park, Java
  • Komodo National Park, Nusa Tenggara
  • Bunaken National Park, Sulawesi
  • Kepulauan Togean National Park, Sulawesi
  • Kepulauan Wakatobi National Park, Sulawesi
  • Taka Bone Rate National Park, Sulawesi
  • Teluk Cenderawasih National Park, Papua

    • Malaysia

  • Perhentian Islands
  • Redang Island
  • Pulau Tenggol
  • Tioman Island
  • Pulau Sibu
  • Pulau Pemanggil
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park
  • Tun Mustapha Marine Park
  • Tun Sakaran Marine Park
  • Turtle Islands National Park

    • Philippines

  • Apo Reef
  • Tubbataha Reef
  • Ocean Adventure

    • Singapore

  • Sisters' Island Marine Park

    • Taiwan

  • Dongsha Atoll National Park
  • South Penghu Marine National Park

    • Thailand

  • Tarutao National Marine Park

    • Europe

  • Karaburun-Sazan National Marine Park, Albania
  • Iroise Marine Park, Brittany, France
  • Zakynthos Marine Park, Greece
  • Alonnisos Marine Park, Greece
  • Kosterhavet National Park, Bohuslän, Sweden
  • Ytre Hvaler National Park, Norway
  • Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales

    • High seas

    As of April 2008 there are no high seas marine reserves, but Greenpeace is campaigning for the "doughnut holes" of the western pacific to be declared as marine reserves. They are also campaigning for 40 percent of the world’s oceans to be protected as marine reserves.

    Australia

    Commonwealth of Australia

    The Australian Government manages an estate of marine protected areas (MPA) that are Commonwealth reserves under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

  • Australian Whale Sanctuary
  • Ashmore Reef Marine National Nature Reserve
  • Cartier Island Marine Reserve
  • Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve
  • Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve
  • Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve
  • Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve
  • Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve (Coral Sea Island Territory)
  • Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
  • Macquarie Island Marine Park
  • Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve
  • Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
  • Shark Bay Marine Park
  • Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters)
  • South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network
    • New South Wales

    These are referred aquatic reserves declared under the Fisheries Management Act 1994

  • Barrenjoey Head (Hawkesbury River)
  • Boat Harbour (Kurnell)
  • Bronte-Coogee
  • Bushrangers Bay (Shell Harbour)
  • Cabbage Tree Bay (Manly)
  • Cape Banks (La Perouse)
  • Cook Island (Tweed Heads)
  • Long Reef
  • Narrabeen Head
  • North (Sydney) Harbour
  • Shiprock (Port Hacking)
  • Solitary Islands Marine Park (Coffs Harbour)
  • Towra Point (Botany Bay)
    • Queensland
  • Moreton Bay Marine Park
    • South Australia

    As of December 2013, the following marine parks have been declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) :

  • Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park
  • Encounter Marine Park
  • Far West Coast Marine Park
  • Franklin Harbor Marine Park
  • Gambier Islands Group Marine Park
  • Investigator Marine Park
  • Lower South East Marine Park
  • Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park
  • Neptune Islands Group Marine Park
  • Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park
  • Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park
  • Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park
  • Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park
  • Thorny Passage Marine Park
  • Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park
  • Upper South East Marine Park
  • Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park
  • West Coast Bays Marine Park
  • Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park
    • Victoria

    The state of Victoria has protected approximately 5.3% of coastal waters. In June 2002, legislation was passed to establish 13 Marine National Parks and 11 Marine Sanctuaries. Victoria is the first jurisdiction in the world to create an entire system of highly protected Marine National Parks at the same time. Additional areas are listed as Marine Parks or Marine Reserves, which provides a lower level of protection and allows activities such as commercial and recreational fishing.

    The marine national parks are:

  • Bunurong Marine National Park
  • Cape Howe Marine National Park
  • Churchill Island Marine National Park
  • Corner Inlet Marine National Park
  • Discovery Bay Marine National Park
  • French Island Marine National Park
  • Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park
  • Point Addis Marine National Park
  • Point Hicks Marine National Park
  • Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park
  • Twelve Apostles Marine National Park
  • Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park
  • Yaringa Marine National Park

    • Micronesia

  • Enipein Pah, near Pohnpei

    • New Zealand

  • Hauraki Gulf Marine Park
  • Mimiwhangata Marine Park
  • Tawharanui Marine Park

    • Papua New Guinea

  • Papua Barrier Reef

    • Samoa

  • American Samoa National Park

    • References

    Marine park Wikipedia
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