From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marine reserve
Marine reserve
For the United States Marine Corps Reserve see: Marine Forces
Reserve
See also
A marine reserve is an area of the sea which has legal • Marine park
protection against fishing or development. This is to be • Marine Protected Area
distinguished from a marine park, but there is some over-
lap in usage. As of April 2008 there are no high seas
marine reserves, but Greenpeace is campaigning for the
References
"doughnut holes" of the western pacific to be declared as [1] "The Pacific Commons -- first high seas marine
marine reserves. [1] They are campaigning for 40 percent reserve?". Greenpeace Australia Pacific. 2007.
of the world’s oceans to be protected as Marine Reserves. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/
[2] campaigns/oceans/marine-reserves/pacific-tuna-
need-marine-reserves. Retrieved 2008-04-27. "The
Western and Central Pacific Ocean is the world’s
By country largest tuna fishery. Over half of the tuna
consumed worldwide is taken from this area.
Australia Rampant overfishing is destroying this fishery;
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is the largest marine relatively healthy just a few years ago. Today, two
park, at 350,000 km² and is partially a marine key Pacific species, Bigeye and Yellowfin could face
reserve. collapse unless urgent action is taken."
• Australian Whale Sanctuary [2] "Marine reserves". Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
• Great Australian Bight Marine Park 2007. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/
• Shark Bay Marine Park campaigns/oceans/marine-reserves. Retrieved
2008-04-27. "A growing body of scientific evidence
New Zealand that demonstrates what we at Greenpeace have
Main article: Marine reserves of New Zealand been saying for a long time: that the establishment
New Zealand has over thirty marine reserves spread of large-scale networks of marine reserves,
around the North and South Islands and two other outly- urgently needed to protect marine species and
ing islands. These are ’no take’ areas where all forms of their habitats, could be key to reversing global
exploitation are prohibited. Marine reserves are admin- fisheries decline."
istered by the Department of Conservation.
External links
United Kingdom
• New Zealand Department of Conservation marine
• Chagos Marine Reserve is the largest ’no take’ reserves
marine reserve at over 540,000 km² • Greenpeace is calling for a global network of Marine
Reserves, check map
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