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High Seas

Least Restrictive
Less Restrictive
Moderately Restrictive
Heavily Restrictive
Most Restrictive
Marine Area
% of Total
Marine Area
% of Total
40,071,065 km2
18.05 %
175,795,496 km2
79.17 %
3,551,477 km2
1.60 %
614,708 km2
0.28 %
2,025,971 km2
0.91 %

124 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)

12 MPAs, 112 Non-MPAs

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Ross Sea Marine Protected AreaLocation: High Seas / International, USA, EU, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay
MPA
5Most Restrictive1,651,727 km2AREA REPORT
Ross Sea Krill Research ZoneLocation: High Seas / International, USA, EU, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay
MPA
5Most Restrictive325,237 km2AREA REPORT
South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf Marine Protected AreaLocation: High Seas / International, USA, EU, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay
MPA
5Most Restrictive93,758 km2AREA REPORT
CCAMLR Risk AreasLocation: High Seas / International, USA, EU, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay
Non-MPAFisheries Management Area
5Most Restrictive557 km2AREA REPORT
SEAFO VME ClosuresLocation: High Seas / International, Angola, EU, Iceland, Namibia, Norway, Republic of Korea, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA
Non-MPAFisheries Management Area
4Heavily Restrictive505,291 km2AREA REPORT
Ross Sea Special Research ZoneLocation: High Seas / International, USA, EU, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay
MPA
4Heavily Restrictive109,564 km2AREA REPORT
SEAFO Valdivia Bank ClosureLocation: High Seas / International, Angola, EU, Iceland, Namibia, Norway, Republic of Korea, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA
Non-MPAFisheries Management Area
4Heavily Restrictive156 km2AREA REPORT
International Arctic Fisheries AgreementLocation: High Seas / International, USA, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, China, Iceland, Japan, Republic of Korea, European Union
Non-MPAFisheries Management Area
3Moderately restrictive2,812,617 km2AREA REPORT
NAFO Seamount ClosuresLocation: High Seas / International, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, EU, France, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, USA
Non-MPAFisheries Management Area
3Moderately restrictive352,044 km2AREA REPORT
Mid-Atlantic VME ClosuresLocation: High Seas / International, Denmark, EU, Iceland, Norway, Russia
Non-MPAFisheries Management Area
3Moderately restrictive331,570 km2AREA REPORT
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