Marine Protected Areas in India

 What is Marine Protected Areas?

A marine protected area (MPA) is essentially a space in the ocean where human activities are more strictly regulated than the surrounding waters - similar to parks we have on land. These places are given special protections for natural or historic marine resources by local, state, territorial, native, regional, or national authorities.           

 

List of Marine Protected Areas in peninsular India

 

S. No.	Name of MPA	State	Category	Area	Year of establishment
1	Coringa	Andhra Pradesh	Sanctuary	235.7	1978
2	Krishna	Andhra Pradesh	Sanctuary	194.81	1989
3	Pulicat Lake	Andhra Pradesh	Sanctuary	500	1980
4	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Sanctuary	92.16	2000
5	Fudam	Daman & Diu	Sanctuary	2.18	1991
6	Chorao Island	Goa	Sanctuary	1.78	1988
7	Marine (Gulf of Kachchh)	Gujarat	National Park	162.89	1995
8	Khijadia	Gujarat	Sanctuary	6.05	1981
9	Marine (Gulf of Kachchh)	Gujarat	Sanctuary	295.03	1980
10	Kadalundi Vallikkunnu Com R	Kerala	Community Reserve	1.50	2007
11	Malvan Marine	Maharashtra	Sanctuary	29.12	1987
12	Thane Creek Flamingo	Maharashtra	Sanctuary	16.905	2015
13	Bhitarkanika	Odisha	National Park	145	1998
14	Bhitarkanika	Odisha	Sanctuary	672	1975
15	Chilka (Nalaban)	Odisha	Sanctuary	15.53	1987
16	Gahirmatha	Odisha	Sanctuary	1435	1997
17	Balukhand Konark	Odisha	Sanctuary	71.72	1984
18	Gulf of Mannar Marine	Tamil Nadu	National Park	6.23	1980
19	Point Calimere	Tamil Nadu	Sanctuary	172.6	1967
20	Pulicat Lake	Tamil Nadu	Sanctuary	153.67	1980
21	Sundarbans	West Bengal	National Park	1330.1	1984
22	West Sundarbans	West Bengal	Sanctuary	556.45	2013
23	Haliday Island	West Bengal	Sanctuary	5.95	1976
24	Sajnakhali	West Bengal	Sanctuary	2091.12	1976
25	Lothian Island	West Bengal	Sanctuary	38	1976

*excluding small island MPAs of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Source: K Sivakumar, Coastal and Marine BiodiversityProtected Areas in India: Challengesand Way Forward,K. Venkataraman et al. (eds.),Ecology and Conservation of TropicalMarine Faunal Communities, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.

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List of Marine Protected Areas in Islands of India

 

Sl.No.	PA Name	State	NP/ WLS	Area	Status year
1	Arial Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.05	1977
2	Bamboo Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.05	1977
3	Barren Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	11.99	1977
4	Battimalv Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	5.03	1977
5	Belle Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.08	1977
6	Bennett Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	3.46	1977
7	Bingham Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.08	1977
8	Blister Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.26	1977
9	Bluff Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.14	1977
10	Bondoville Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	2.55	1977
11	Brush Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.23	1977
12	Buchanan Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	9.33	1977
13	Campbell	Andaman & Nicobar	National Park	426.23	1992
14	Chanel Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.13	1977
15	Cinque Islands	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	9.51	1977
16	Clyde Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.54	1977
17	Cone Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.65	1977
18	Curlew (B.P.) Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.16	1977
19	Curlew Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.03	1977
20	Defence Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	10.49	1977
21	Dot Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.13	1977
22	Dottrell Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.13	1977
23	Duncan Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.73	1977
24	East Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	6.11	1977
25	East Of Inglis Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	3.55	1977
26	Egg Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.05	1977
27	Elat Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	9.36	1977
28	Entrance Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.96	1977
29	Galathea	Andaman & Nicobar	National Park	110	1992
30	Gander Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.05	1977
31	Girjan Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.16	1977
32	Goose Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.01	1977
33	Hump Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.47	1977
34	Interview Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	133.87	1977
35	James Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	2.1	1977
36	Jungle Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.52	1977
37	Kyd Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	8	1977
38	Landfall Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	29.48	1977
39	Latouche Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.96	1977
40	Lohabarrack	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	22.21	1977
41	Mahatma Gandhi Marine	Andaman & Nicobar	National Park	281.5	1983
42	Mangrove Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.39	1977
43	Mask Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.78	1977
44	Mayo Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.1	1977
45	Megapode Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.12	1977
46	Middle Button Island	Andaman & Nicobar	National Park	0.44	1987
47	Montogemery Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.21	1977
48	Mount Harriett	Andaman & Nicobar	National Park	46.62	1987
49	Narcondam Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	6.81	1977
50	North Brother Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.75	1977
51	North Button Island	Andaman & Nicobar	National Park	0.44	1987
52	North Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.49	1977
53	North Reef Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	3.48	1977
54	Oliver Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.16	1977
55	Orchid Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.1	1977
56	Ox Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.13	1977
57	Oyster Island-I	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.08	1977
58	Oyster Island-II	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.21	1977
59	Paget Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	7.36	1977
60	Parkinson Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.34	1977
61	Passage Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.62	1977
62	Patric Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.13	1977
63	Peacock Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.62	1977
64	Pitman Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.37	1977
65	Point Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	3.07	1977
66	Potanma Islands	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.16	1977
67	Ranger Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	4.26	1977
68	Rani Jhansi	Andaman & Nicobar	National Park	256.14	1996
69	Reef Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.74	1977
70	Roper Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.46	1977
71	Ross Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.01	1977
72	Rowe Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.01	1977
73	Saddle Peak	Andaman & Nicobar	National Park	32.54	1987
74	Sandy Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.58	1977
75	Sea Serpent Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.78	1977
76	Shark Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.6	1977
77	Shearme Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	7.85	1977
78	Sir Hugh Rose Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.06	1977
79	Sisters Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.36	1977
80	Snake Island-I	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.73	1977
81	Snake Island-II	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.03	1977
82	South Brother Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.24	1977
83	South Button Island	Andaman & Nicobar	National Park	0.03	1987
84	South Reef Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.17	1977
85	South Sentinel Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.61	1977
86	Spike Island-I	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.42	1977
87	Spike Island-II	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	11.7	1977
88	Stoat Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.44	1977
89	Surat Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.31	1977
90	Swamp Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	4.09	1977
91	Table (Delgarno) Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	2.29	1977
92	Table (Excelsior) Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.69	1977
93	Talabaicha Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	3.21	1977
94	Temple Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	1.04	1977
95	Tillongchang Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	36.43	1977
96	Tree Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.03	1977
97	Trilby Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.96	1977
98	Tuft Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.29	1977
99	Turtle Islands	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.39	1977
100	Kwangtung Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.57	1987
101	West Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	6.4	1977
102	Wharf Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.11	1977
103	White Cliff Island	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	0.47	1977
104	Galathea Bay	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	11.44	1997
105	Cuthbert Bay	Andaman & Nicobar	Sanctuary	5.82	1997
106	Pitti	Lakshadweep	Sanctuary	0.01	2002