United States (East Coast)

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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 (East Coast)

Least Restrictive
Less Restrictive
Moderately Restrictive
Heavily Restrictive
Most Restrictive
Marine Area
% of Total
Marine Area
% of Total
1,602 km2
0.17 %
897,932 km2
97.04 %
12,427 km2
1.34 %
13,236 km2
1.43 %
81 km2
0.01 %

REPRESENTS

8%
of United States marine area
Least Restrictive
0.84 %
Less Restrictive
11.25 %
Moderately Restrictive
1.30 %
Heavily Restrictive
0.49 %
Most Restrictive
0.02 %
Last Update: December 2024
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1729 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)

237 MPAs, 1492 Non-MPAs

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