National marine conservation areas are areas along the coast that are intended to preserve flora and fauna. They are, in essence, a combination of marine park and nature reserve.
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Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area — Infobox protected area name=Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area iucn category=II established=October 25, 2007 governing body=Parks Canada location=Northwestern Ontario, Canada nearest city= Nipigon, Ontario, Canada area=10,000km²… … Wikipedia
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National Marine Conservation Areas — (NMCAs) is a Parks Canada programme responsible for marine areas managed for sustainability and containing smaller zones of high protection. They include the seabed, the water itself and any species which occur there. They may also take in… … Wikipedia
Duxbury Reef State Marine Conservation Area — (SMCA) is a marine protected area located about 1 mile (2 km) west of Bolinas in Marin County on California’s north central coast. This marine protected area covers 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2). Duxbury Reef SMCA prohibits the take of all… … Wikipedia
Montara State Marine Reserve & Pillar Point State Marine Conservation Area — Montara State Marine Reserve (SMR) and Pillar Point State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) are two adjoining marine protected areas that extend offshore from Montara to Pillar Point in San Mateo County on California’s north central coast. The… … Wikipedia
Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area — The Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area is a national, bi state area on the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky in the United States, administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Federal status was awarded in 1981.… … Wikipedia
Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area — La réserve naturelle des chutes de l Ohio (Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area) est une zone de protection nationale à cheval sur deux états située sur la rivière Ohio près de Louisville (Kentucky) aux États Unis. La zone est… … Wikipédia en Français
Marine protected area — Milford Sound, New Zealand is a Strict Marine Reserve (Category Ia) Mitre Peak, the mountain at left, rises 1,692 m (5,551 ft) above the sea.[1] Marine protected areas, like any protected area, are regions in which human activity has… … Wikipedia
Marine Protected Area — (MPA) is often used as an umbrella term covering a wide range of marine areas with some level of restriction to protect living, non living, cultural, and/or historic resources. A commonly used definition is the one developed by the World… … Wikipedia
Danum Valley Conservation Area — A Marbled cat found in the Danum Valley Danum Valley Conservation Area is a 438 square kilometres tract of relatively undisturbed lowland dipterocarp forest in Sabah, Malaysia. The area holds unique status in the sense that before it became a… … Wikipedia
