Marine Park

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Marine Park = designated park consisting of an area of sea set aside to achieve ecological sustainability, promote marine awareness and understanding, enable marine recreational activities, and provide benefits for Indigenous peoples and coastal communities

Also see: MPAs

Elsewhere
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation – @marinesanctuary
Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas: Guidelines for Design and Management – IUCN

Celebrations
August 1 Marine Protected Areas Day (South Africa)
Let’s Talk about Marine Protected Areas Day in South Africa (August 1, 2022)

Videos
IUCN Global Standard for Marine Protected Areas

Sustainable Seas (Aotearoa New Zealand)

Growing marine ecotourism

We have a number of tools & resources available for marine and coastal ecotourism operators – check them out here👇🏾 https://t.co/0fPqOCJ9rT

— Sustainable Seas (@Sust_SeasNZ) June 23, 2022

Wikipedia
Marine park

Features

Cabo Pulmo National Park

Easter Island’s New Protected Marine Area (2017)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Ningaloo Marine Park

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Planeta

Ocean

August 1 is Marine Protected Areas Day in South Africa