The protected ocean

Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area

South Africa · 2004

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines · 1996

Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park

Mexico · 1996

119 km²

Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Maldives · 2011

Bazaruto Archipelago National Park

Mozambique · 1971

1,430 km²

Blue Hole Natural Monument

Belize · 1996

Bonaire National Marine Park

Bonaire · 1979

Bunaken National Park

Indonesia · 1991

890 km²

Cabo Pulmo National Park

Mexico · 1995

71 km²

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

United States · 1980

3,800 km²

Cocos Island National Park

Costa Rica · 1978

Coiba National Park

Panama · 1991

2,701 km²

Daymaniyat Islands Nature Reserve

Oman · 1996

Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park

The Bahamas · 1958

456 km²

Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park

Brazil · 1988

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

United States · 1990

9,900 km²

Galápagos Marine Reserve

Ecuador · 1998

133,000 km²

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Australia · 1975

344,400 km²

Hol Chan Marine Reserve

Belize · 1987

Komodo National Park

Indonesia · 1980

1,733 km²

Mafia Island Marine Park

Tanzania · 1995

822 km²

Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary

Colombia · 1995

27,000 km²

Medes Islands Marine Reserve

Spain · 1990

Mnemba Island Conservation Area

Tanzania

Mu Ko Similan National Park

Thailand · 1982

140 km²

Ningaloo Marine Park

Australia · 1987

Palau National Marine Sanctuary

Palau

Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve

New Zealand · 1981

Raja Ampat MPA Network

Indonesia

Ras Mohammed National Park

Egypt · 1983

Revillagigedo National Park

Mexico · 2017

148,000 km²

Sanganeb Marine National Park

Sudan · 1990

Sipadan Island Park

Malaysia

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Philippines · 1988

970 km²

Wakatobi National Park

Indonesia · 1996

13,900 km²

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

South Africa · 1999

3,320 km²