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
150,759 km2
21.68 %
537,538 km2
77.30 %
5,012 km2
0.72 %
1,446 km2
0.21 %
606 km2
0.09 %

REPRESENTS

6%
of United States marine area
Least Restrictive
78.86 %
Less Restrictive
6.74 %
Moderately Restrictive
0.52 %
Heavily Restrictive
0.05 %
Most Restrictive
0.16 %
Last Update: December 2025
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819 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)

36 MPAs, 783 Non-MPAs, 473 Subzones

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