List of marine protected areas of Alaska

Kasatochi Island, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Protected areas of Alaska map (NOAA)

This is a list of marine protected areas of the U.S. state of Alaska. State protected marine areas are managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.[1]

Federally protected marine areas

Various federal entities including the National Marine Fisheries Service oversee these and other protected marine areas in Alaska.[2]

  • Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
  • Alaska Seamount Habitat Protection Areas
  • Aleutian Islands Coral Habitat Protection Area
  • Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area
  • Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Area
  • Bowers Ridge Habitat Conservation Zone
  • Gulf of Alaska Slope Habitat Conservation Areas
  • Nunivak/Etolin/Kuskokwim Habitat Conservation Area
  • Pribilof Island Area Habitat Conservation Area
  • Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation Area
  • St. Matthews Island Habitat Conservation Area

State marine protected areas

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation". dnr.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ^ D'Iorio, Mimi. "Marine Protected Areas in the U.S. Arctic Information from NOAA's MPA Inventory" (PDF). NOAA MPA Center.
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