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San Fernando Marine Protected Areas

Municipality of EL Nido

Established: Expanded in 2020

MPA size: expanded from 10 hectares to 1,740 hectares

Ecosystems: Mangrove, Seagrass and fringing reef

San Fernando Marine Protected Areas

Teneguiban Marine Protected Areas

Municipality of EL Nido

Established: Expanded in 2020

MPA size: expanded from 10 hectares to 1,445 hectares

Ecosystems: Mangrove, Seagrass and fringing reef

Teneguiban Marine Protected Areas

El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area

Municipalities of
EL Nido and Taytay

Established: Pres. Proc. No.33 of 1982 / new mgtzones: 2020

Estimated Area of New Management Zones: 522.69 hectares

Ecosystems: Mangrove, Seagrass, fringing reef, mud flats

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El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area

Municipalities of
EL Nido and Taytay

Established: Pres. Proc. No.33 of 1982 / new mgtzones: 2020

Estimated Area of New Management Zones:
~4,410 hectares

Ecosystems: Mangrove, Seagrass and fringing reef

El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area

Decabaitot Marine Protected Area

Brgy. Decabaitot, Linapacan Palawan

Established:

MPA size: 76.9 hectares

Ecosystems: Mangrove, Seagrass and fringing reef

Decabaitot Marine Protected Area

San Miguel Marine Protected Area

Municipality of Linapacan

Established: 2008 / expanded - 2017

MPA size: expanded from 30+ hectares to 623 hectares

Ecosystems: Mangrove, Seagrass, fringing reef

San Miguel Marine Protected Area

Pical Marine Protected Areas

Municipality of Linapacan

Established: 2010 / expanded - 2017

MPA size: expanded from 28 hectares to 422 hectares

Ecosystems: Seagrass and fringing reef

Pical Marine Protected Areas

Brgy. Bulalacao Marine Protected Area

Municipality of Coron

Established: 2014

MPA size: 3468.34 hectares / expansion area
= over 6,000 hectares

Ecosystems: Mangrove, Seagrass, fringing and shoal reefs

Brgy. Bulalacao Marine Protected Area

Lajala Marine Protected Area

Municipality of Coron

Established: 2015

MPA size: 739.57 hectares

Ecosystems: Mangrove, Seagrass, fringing reefs

Lajala Marine Protected Area

Marcilla Marine Protected Area

Municipality of Coron

Established: 2016

MPA size: 7,284.47 hectares

Ecosystems: Mangrove, Seagrass, fringing reefs

Marcilla Marine Protected Area

Malampaya Sound Protected Landscape and Seascape

Municipalities of Taytay and San Vicente

Established: Pres. Proc. No.324 of 2000 /
new mgt zone: 2015 to present

MPA size: ~8,075 hectares

Ecosystems: Mangrove, Seagrass and fringing reef

Malampaya Sound Protected Landscape and Seascape

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