Marine Protected Areas in Brunei Darussalam

Marine Protected Areas in BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:
– Source: Asean Regional Centre for Biodiveristy Conservation, 2002.
(URL: www.arcbc.org/arcbcweb/publications/mpa.htm)

Background facts

Coastline : 130 km (MacKinnon 1997) – 161 km (Tan 2000a)
Population : 338,480 (Gazetteer no date)
Population density : 53 to 58/km2 (as of 1997)
Land area : 5,765 km2 – 5,270 km2 (Tan 2000a)
Shelf to 200m depth : 9,390 km2 (continental shelf, IUCN/WCMC 1992)
EEZ : 38,600 km2 (Brunei Darussalam Fishery Limits)
Est. Coral Reef Area : 4.5 km2 (Chou et al. 1987) to 45 km2 (DOF-MIPR 1992)
Est. Mangrove Area : 184 km2 (Zamora 1992)
MPA Coverage : 50% of mangroves in 1 MPA, 10 ha. of coral reefs in 2 MPAs

 

Marine Protected Areas in Brunei

 

Reefs at risk

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