List of marine protected areas of Alaska explained
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation . 2023-04-16 . dnr.alaska.gov.
- Web site: D'Iorio . Mimi . Marine Protected Areas in the U.S. Arctic Information from NOAA's MPA Inventory . NOAA MPA Center.