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Region Boundary Source: Sea Around Us, modified from Flanders Marine Institute (2019), Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 11
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Catch and Related Indicators
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Level of Fishing Protection i
United States (East Coast)
Least Restrictive
Less Restrictive
Moderately Restrictive
Heavily Restrictive
Most Restrictive
Marine Area
% of Total
% of Total
Marine Area
% of Total
1,279
km2
0.14
%
907,852
km2
98.12
%
3,192
km2
0.34
%
12,876
km2
1.39
%
80
km2
0.01
%
REPRESENTS
8%
of United States
marine area
Least Restrictive
0.08
%
Less Restrictive
13.08
%
Moderately Restrictive
0.18
%
Heavily Restrictive
0.89
%
Most Restrictive
0.02
%
Last Update: April 2026
3063 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)
327 MPAs, 2736 Non-MPAs, 381 Subzones
| NAME | TYPE | LFP | SIZE | |
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| NAME | TYPE | LFP | SIZE |