Palm Islands

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Key Information

TYPE

MPA

DESIGNATION

Nature Reserve; Ramsar site; Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention)

LOCATED IN

Lebanon

AREA

4 km²	MARINE AREA
4.17 km²	TOTAL AREA ⁱ

MANAGED BY

Ministry of Environment; Palm Islands Nature Reserve Committee

Management Website

LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)

Most Restrictive ⁱ

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: MedPan (Unmodified)

OTHER DATABASES

World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID: 555547507

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Last updated on 31 January 2023.

Regulations Summary

Restrictions

Hunting and fishing, tree or shrub cutting, collection of any flora or fauna, littering causing noise or chaos are all prohibited.

Allowed

The Palm Islands Nature Reserve is open to visitors during the summer (July-September) of each year. The rest of the year (October-June), visitors may obtain permits from the Reserve Committee to visit the reserve for educational, research or official purposes. Visitors are only allowed in the reserve during daylight hours, from sunrise to dusk. Parts of the reserve are open for swimming and snorkeling during the summer months.