Iles Habibas - Zone A, central zone

Location

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Key Information

TYPE
MPA
DESIGNATION
Marine Nature Reserve
LOCATED IN
Algeria
AREA
22 km2 MARINE AREA
22 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
Conservatoire du Littoral; National Coastal Commission
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
Marine life removal is prohibited (or entry is prohibited)
DATA SOURCE(S)

Regulations: MedPAN’s database on Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas. MedPAN. February 2020.

Boundary: ProtectedSeas (Boundary Digitized Using Best Available Data)

DATA VERSION

1.0

LAST REVIEWED

January 2023

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Purpose

To protect the fragile nature of this ecosystem.

Species of Concern: Audouin's gull, yellow-legged gull, Scopoli's shearwater, Mediterranean shag, little egret, Eleonora's falcon, corals, algae, crustaceans, molluscs, monk seal

Regulations Summary

Restrictions

The following is prohibited:
1. Industrial, artisanal and sport fishing.
2. Navigation by individual navigation devices.
3. Spearfishing.
4. Introduction of alien species.
5. Aquaculture.
6. Polluting discharge and any other type of discharge degrading the quality of the environment.
7. Anchoring.

Allowed

Certain activities are tolerated under strict control:
1. Scientific investigation with authorization. Samples of living material are subject to specific authorization.
2. Swimming, accompanied scuba diving or snorkeling.
3. The navigation of collective vessels, only for transit purposes.
4. The practice of board sports.