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Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Location: Australia, Size: 989,842 square kilometers, Protected Species: Humpback whale, White shark
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Location: United States, Size: 15,783 square kilometers, Protected Species: Blue whale, California sea otter
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
Location: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, Size: Approximately 1,000 kilometers long, Protected Species: Antillean manatee, Splendid toadfish
Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area
Location: Antarctica, Size: 1.55 million square kilometers, Protected Species: Adelie penguin, toothfish
Yucatán Coastal and Marine Protected Areas
Location: Mexico, Size: Varies, Protected Species: Whale shark, Loggerhead sea turtle
Cook Islands Marine Park
Location: Cook Islands, Size: 1.065 million square kilometers, Protected Species: Hawksbill turtle, Humpback whale
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
Location: Belize, Size: 960 square kilometers, Protected Species: West Indian manatee, American crocodile
California MPAs
Location: United States, Size: Various sizes, Protected Species: Giant sea bass, California grunion
Saba Bank National Marine Park
Location: Netherlands Antilles, Size: 2,679 square kilometers, Protected Species: Hawksbill turtle, Queen conch
Palau National Marine Sanctuary
Location: Palau, Size: 500,000 square kilometers, Protected Species: Bumphead parrotfish, Manta rays
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
Location: Philippines, Size: Approximately 970 square kilometers, Protected Species: Hawksbill turtle, many species of sharks
Chagos Marine Reserve
Location: British Indian Ocean Territory, Size: 640,000 square kilometers, Protected Species: Green sea turtles, Coconut crabs
Southeast Asian Coral Triangle
Location: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Size: 6 million square kilometers, Protected Species: Leatherback turtle, Dugong
New Caledonia Barrier Reef
Location: New Caledonia, Size: 24,000 square kilometers, Protected Species: Green sea turtle, Humpback whale
Great White Shark Sanctuary
Location: South Africa, Specific size unknown, Protected Species: Great white shark
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Location: United States, Size: 1,508,870 square kilometers, Protected Species: Hawaiian monk seal, Laysan duck
North Sea Marine Conservation Zones
Location: United Kingdom, Various sizes, Protected Species: Harbour porpoise, Black-legged kittiwake
Cocos Island National Park
Location: Costa Rica, Size: 2,034 square kilometers, Protected Species: Hammerhead shark, Manta ray
Raja Ampat Marine Park
Location: Indonesia, Size: 40,000 square kilometers, Protected Species: Wobbegong shark, Pygmy seahorse
Marine Reserve of the Glorieuses
Location: French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Size: 43,200 square kilometers, Protected Species: Green sea turtle, Humphead wrasse
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Location: Australia, Size: 344,400 square kilometers, Protected Species: Dugong, several species of sea turtles
Galapagos Marine Reserve
Location: Ecuador, Size: 133,000 square kilometers, Protected Species: Marine iguanas, Galapagos penguins
Bahamas National Marine Park
Location: Bahamas, Size: Different parks vary in size, Protected Species: Nassau grouper, Elkhorn coral
Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Location: Republic of Kiribati, Size: 408,250 square kilometers, Protected Species: Yellowfin tuna, Napoleon wrasse
Lau Province Marine Protected Area
Location: Fiji, Size: 32,000 square kilometers, Protected Species: Green sea turtle, Humphead wrasse
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