Ross Sea Special Research Zone

Location

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Key Information

TYPE

MPA

DESIGNATION

High Seas Management Area

LOCATED IN

USA, EU, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay

High Seas / International

AREA

109,564 km²	MARINE AREA
109,564 km²	TOTAL AREA ⁱ

MANAGED BY

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

Management Website

LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)

Heavily restrictive ⁱ

Marine life removal is mostly prohibited, with few exceptions, e.g., very limited or relatively non-intrusive recreational/sport or subsistence fishing

DATA SOURCE(S)

Boundary: Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Unmodified)

OTHER DATABASES

World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID: 555624810_E

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Last updated on 13 July 2017.

Purpose

To serve as a scientific reference area to advance research to increase scientific understanding about the ecosystem effects of external forces like fishing and climate change and continue to inform the science-based management of the Ross Sea toothfish fishery.