Marine Protected Areas in Thailand

Marine Protected Areas in THAILAND

– Source: Asean Regional Centre for Biodiveristy Conservation, 2002.
(URL: www.arcbc.org/arcbcweb/publications/mpa.htm)

Background facts

Biogeographic Divisions : East Asian Seas – I (3,4,5), VI (21)
Coastline : 3,200 km (MacKinnon 1997)
Population : 60.8 M (1997) – (Clarke 1999)
Population density : 118/ km2
Land area : 513,517 km2 (MacKinnon 1997)
Shelf to 200m depth : 257,600 km2
EEZ : 85,800 km2
Est. Coral Reef Area : 153 km2 with 40.3% under protection (Chansang 2000)
Est. Mangrove Area : 1,946 km2 (MacKinnon 1997)
No. of islands :
No. of MPAs : 23 ( 2 designated as non-hunting areas)
Total Area of MPAs : 5,819 km2

 

Marine Protected Areas in Thailand


List of marine protected areas (table)

Reefs at risk

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