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Marine park

Marine park is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Marine park rather than just read about it. In short: A marine park is a designated park consisting of an area of sea (or lake) set aside to achieve ecological sustainability, promote marine awareness and understanding, enable marine recreational activities, and provide benefits for Indigenous peoples and coastal communities. Most marine parks are managed by national governments, and organized like 'watery' national parks, whereas marine protected areas and marine rese…

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Reference excerpt

A marine park is a designated park consisting of an area of sea (or lake) set aside to achieve ecological sustainability, promote marine awareness and understanding, enable marine recreational activities, and provide benefits for Indigenous peoples and coastal communities. Most marine parks are managed by national governments, and organized like 'watery' national parks, whereas marine protected areas and marine reserves are often managed by a subnational entity or non-governmental organization, such as a conservation authority. The largest marine park used to be the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia, at 350,000 km2 until 2010, when the United Kingdom announced the opening of the Chagos Marine Park or Chagos Archipelago. Although for many uses it is sufficient to designate the boundaries of the marine park and to inform commercial fishing boats and other maritime enterprises, some parks have gone to additional effort to make their wonders accessible to visitors. These can range from glass-bottomed boats and small submarines, to windowed undersea tubes. In New Zealand a marine reserve is an area which has a higher degree of legal protection than marine parks for conservation purposes. In New South Wales, there are planned marine parks which will stretch along the coastline of the entire state. France and its territories are home to nine marine parks, known as parc naturel marin.

List of marine parks

Africa Glorioso Islands Marine Natural Park, Glorioso Islands Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park, Kenya Mayotte Marine Natural Park, Mayotte

Americas Bonaire National Marine Park, Bonaire Half Moon Caye Natural Monument, Belize Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize Montego Bay Marine Park, Jamaica Pedra da Risca do Meio Marine State Park, Brazil Martinique Marine Natural Park, Martinique Saba National Marine Park, Saba

Chile Juan Fernández National Marine Park, Juan Fernández Islands Nazca-Desventuradas National Marine Park, Desventuradas Islands Motu Motiro Hiva Marine Park, Rapa Nui Cabo de Hornos e Islas Diego Ramírez National Marine Park, Cape Horn Francisco Coloane Marine and Coastal Protected Area, Brunswick Peninsula Islas Damas Conservation Area Reserve Isla Chañaral Conservation Area Reserve, Chañaral Island Putemún Conservation Area Reserve, Chiloé Island Pullinque Conservation Area Reserve, Ancud La Rinconada Conservation Area Reserve, Antofagasta

Canada Fathom Five National Marine Park Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park

Mexico Alto Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park

United States Allan H. Treman State Marine Park Dry Tortugas National Park John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Biscayne National Park

Asia

Cambodia Koh Rong Marine National Park

China Changdao National Marine Park Meizhoudao National Marine Park Weizhou Coral Reef National Park

Hong Kong Marine parks in Hong Kong: Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park Tung Ping Chau Marine Park Yan Chau Tong Marine Park

India Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, Tamil Nadu Marine National Park, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat

Indonesia Karimunjawa National Park, Java Kepulauan Seribu National Park, Java Komodo National Park, Nusa Tenggara Bunaken National Park, Sulawesi Kepulauan Togean National Park, Sulawesi Kepulauan Wakatobi National Park, Sulawesi Taka Bone Rate National Park, Sulawesi Teluk Cenderawasih National Park, Papua

Japan Inubōsaki Marine Park

Malaysia Perhentian Islands Redang Island Pulau Tenggol Sipadan Tioman Island Pulau Sibu Pulau Pemanggil Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park Tun Mustapha Marine Park Tun Sakaran Marine Park Turtle Islands National Park

Philippines Apo Reef Tubbataha Reef Ocean Adventure

Singapore Sisters' Island Marine Park

Taiwan Dongsha Atoll National Park South Penghu Marine National Park

Thailand

Tarutao National Marine Park

Europe Karaburun-Sazan National Marine Park, Albania Marine Natural Park of Cap Corse and the Agriate, Cap Corse and the Agriates, Corsica Arcachon Bay Marine Natural Park, Arcachon Bay, France Gironde Estuary and Pertuis Sea Marine Natural Park, western France Gulf of Lion Marine Natural Park, Gulf of Lion, France Iroise Marine Natural Park, Brittany, France Marine Natural Park of the Picardy Estuaries and the Opal Sea, Picardy and Côte d'Opale, France Zakynthos Marine Park, Greece Alonnisos Marine Park, Greece Kosterhavet National Park, Bohuslän, Sweden Ytre Hvaler National Park, Norway Færder National Park, Norway Jomfruland National Park, Norway Raet National Park, Norway Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales Plymouth Sound National Marine Park, England Ponta Do Pargo Marine Natural Park, Madeira, Portugal Cape Girão Marine Natural Park, Madeira, Portugal North Aegean Marine National Park, Turkey Fethiye–Kaş Marine National Park, Turkey

High seas Nearly all existing marine reserves have been set close to shore, mostly in territorial waters. A main reason for this lies in the fragmented nature of maritime governance in international waters, the poor enforcement of existing regulations in the High seas, plus the difficult co-management that would be required of countries often in conflict. How to circumvent such obstacles? In 2011, based on unique biological, geological and oceanographic features, the Mediterranean Science Commission proposed the creation of eight large international, coast-to coast "Marine Peace Parks" in the Mediterranean Sea where no coastal point is farther than 200 nautical miles from waters under another jurisdiction. The trans-frontier structure of such 'Peace' Parks puts this problem aside, encouraging the local Governments involved to join forces in the pursuit of a cause higher than their national interest without prejudice to current national claims . Greenpeace is campaigning for the "doughnut holes" of the western pacific to be declared as marine reserves. They are also campaigning for 40 percent of the world's oceans to be protected as marine reserves.

Oceania

Australia

Australian government

The Australian Government manages an estate of marine protected areas (MPA) that are Commonwealth reserves under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Marine park

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Marine park claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Marine park before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Marine park ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Marine park

In research: Marine park appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Marine park in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Marine park is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Marine parks, Protected areas, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Marine park outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Marine park in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Marine park matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Marine park?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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