Marine Protected Areas in THAILAND

- Source: Asean Regional Centre for Biodiveristy Conservation, 2002.
(URL: www.arcbc.org/arcbcweb/publications/mpa.htm)

Background facts

Biogeographic Divisions  : East Asian Seas – I (3,4,5), VI (21) 
Coastline  : 3,200 km (MacKinnon 1997) 
Population  : 60.8 M (1997) – (Clarke 1999) 
Population density  : 118/ km2 
Land area  : 513,517 km2 (MacKinnon 1997) 
Shelf to 200m depth  : 257,600 km2 
EEZ  : 85,800 km2 
Est. Coral Reef Area  : 153 km2 with 40.3% under protection (Chansang 2000) 
Est. Mangrove Area  : 1,946 km2 (MacKinnon 1997) 
No. of islands 
No. of MPAs  : 23 ( 2 designated as non-hunting areas) 
Total Area of MPAs  : 5,819 km2 

 

Marine Protected Areas in Thailand


List of marine protected areas (table)

Reefs at risk