New Zealand (National Waters)

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Region Boundary Source: Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 11

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Level of Fishing Protection i

New Zealand (National Waters)

Least Restrictive
Less Restrictive
Moderately Restrictive
Heavily Restrictive
Most Restrictive
Marine Area
% of Total
Marine Area
% of Total
71 km2
0.00 %
3,301,429 km2
80.43 %
783,687 km2
19.09 %
0.40 km2
0.00 %
19,358 km2
0.47 %

REPRESENTS

61%
of New Zealand marine area
Least Restrictive
0.00 %
Less Restrictive
86.73 %
Moderately Restrictive
70.39 %
Heavily Restrictive
0.00 %
Most Restrictive
100.00 %
Last Update: March 2025
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1522 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)

149 MPAs, 1373 Non-MPAs, 14 Subzones

NAME TYPE LFP SIZE
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