6.9 % of national EEZs
6.9 % of national EEZs
are highly protected from fishing by regulation. Learn more about our Methodology.

CLICK
Start by clicking anywhere in the ocean or along the coasts, then select the Restrictions tab to see all the specific restrictions at that point.
EXPLORE NAVIGATOR
COUNTRY
Click on the map or search for a Country to see protection summary statistics for that country. Click Region Report, to see all marine areas in the Country. On an Area, pick Area Report to see the specific restrictions for that area.
EXPLORE COUNTRIES IN NAVIGATOR
MARINE AREA
Begin by clicking anywhere on the map and to the right, you will see the Area tab populate all the different marine restrictions within the area you clicked on. The Area tab can also create reports that will let you view that specific area’s purpose and detailed restrictions.
EXPLORE PROTECTED AREAS IN NAVIGATOR
SEARCH
You can search for marine areas by country, name, management authority, and by focal species.
EXPLORE NAVIGATOR
ASSESSMENTS
Conservation assessments can be made based on Navigator data.
Learn moreMethodology
ProtectedSeas uses a standardized process to collect, synthesize, and map Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and other Marine Managed Areas (MMAs) and assigns a Level of Fishing Protection (LFP) score to each area based on an analysis of restrictions on marine life extraction, coded on a 1-5 scale. Areas on Navigator with higher LFP scores indicate more legal restrictions and more protection from fishing.

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To support ocean conservation globally, we work with universities, marine conservation, and governmental organizations in the US and abroad to drive innovation, awareness and support for information solutions for marine conservation and protection. If you don't have all the facts about the ocean, how can you make good choices to protect it? The ocean supports all life on Earth, so we need to understand it in order to take care of it.
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We are pleased to be in public/private partnership with NOAA's National MPA Center. This partnership has helped ensure the most comprehensive and accessible marine managed area dataset for the United States is available for both marine resource managers and the general public.










