Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

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Key Information

TYPE
MPA
DESIGNATION
Natural Park; UNESCO World Heritage Site
LOCATED IN
Palawan
Philippines
AREA
968 km2 MARINE AREA
968 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Tubbataha Protected Area Management Board
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
Marine life removal is prohibited (or entry is prohibited)
DATA SOURCE(S)

Boundary: Marine Science Institute - MPA Support Network - Reefbase - Coral Triangle (Unmodified)

DATA VERSION

1.0

LAST REVIEWED

January 2023

OTHER DATABASES
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID: 555549230; 198330; 68917

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Tikslas

To protect this sea area in the middle of the Sulu Sea, consisting of two uninhabited atolls and a reef. This area was designated to restpre marine life after overexploitation in the late 1980s.

Species of Concern: multiple

Regulations Summary

Apribojimai

The following is prohibited:
1. To actually or attempt to hunt, catch, fish, kill, take, gather, remove, destroy, disturb, or possess any resource, whether living or nonliving, or products derived therefrom.
2. Dumping waste or littering.
3. Bioprospecting without permit.
4. Introduction of Exotic Species.
4. Anchoring or damaging the reefs.

Leidžiama

Certain activities may be permitted in accordance with individual measures for this site.

Governing Regulations