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Methodology

ProtectedSeas uses a standardized process to collect, synthesize, and map MPAs and other MMAs and assigns a Level of Fishing Protection (LFP) score to each area based on an analysis of restrictions on marine life extraction, coded on a 1-5 scale.

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ProtectedSeas uses a standardized process to collect, synthesize, and map MPAs and other MMAs and assigns a Level of Fishing Protection (LFP) score to each area based on an analysis of restrictions on marine life extraction, coded on a 1-5 scale.

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