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Explore the Protected Seas Navigator to locate a marine protected area near you. Click the protected area to learn more about the area’s size, level of protection, and contact information for the managing agency or group.
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Less than 4% of the Ocean is Truly Protected
Of the 10% of the ocean that is currently under some form of marine protection, only about 3% to 3.5% is fully protected from destructive practices like bottom trawling, commercial fishing, and resource extraction.
Act now to strengthen the protection of your local marine protected area.
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Training
We’re developing a training program to build capacity and provide the tools needed for communities to create and manage their own fully protected coastal marine reserves.
End Bottom Trawling in MPAs
A bull-dozed forest is not protected. Neither is a trawled ocean. Join our partners in demanding that global leaders finally put a ban on bottom trawling inside marine protected areas by signing these petitions.
Martin Colognoli / Ocean Image Bank, Jeff Hester / Ocean Image Bank, Tom Henderson, Tomas Malik