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
157 km2
0.02 %
667,947 km2
96.06 %
21,760 km2
3.13 %
4,303 km2
0.62 %
1,194 km2
0.17 %

REPRESENTS

6%
of United States marine area
Least Restrictive
0.08 %
Less Restrictive
8.37 %
Moderately Restrictive
2.27 %
Heavily Restrictive
0.16 %
Most Restrictive
0.32 %
Last Update: March 2026
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1018 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)

158 MPAs, 860 Non-MPAs, 263 Subzones

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