United States (Gulf of Mexico)

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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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Level of Fishing Protection i

United States (Gulf of Mexico)

Least Restrictive
Less Restrictive
Moderately Restrictive
Heavily Restrictive
Most Restrictive
Marine Area
% of Total
Marine Area
% of Total
23,021 km2
3.31 %
665,333 km2
95.68 %
5,082 km2
0.73 %
1,319 km2
0.19 %
606 km2
0.09 %

REPRESENTS

6%
of United States marine area
Least Restrictive
12.04 %
Less Restrictive
8.34 %
Moderately Restrictive
0.53 %
Heavily Restrictive
0.05 %
Most Restrictive
0.16 %
Last Update: December 2024
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560 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)

138 MPAs, 422 Non-MPAs

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