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Following the publication of Regional Legislative Decree No 15/2007/A of 25 June 2009, which revised the Regional Network of Protected Areas of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, Island Nature Parks (PNI) were created for all the islands of the archipelago. In addition to terrestrial areas, the NIPs comprise marine areas already classified by regional legislation, as well as those established by the Natura 2000 network, and use the classification adopted by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
See below the list of Marine Protected Areas of the Regional Network of Protected Areas.
Clicking on the name of the island will direct you to the respective Nature Park portal.
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DESIGNATION |
Total area (ha) |
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COR02 |
Costa do Corvo Protected Area of Resources Management |
25.738,30 |
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PNC |
25.738,30 |
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FAI01 |
Caldeirinhas Nature Reserve |
10,03 |
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FAI10 |
Canal Faial - Pico/Sector Faial Protected Area of Resources Management |
17.385,87 |
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FAI11 |
Castelo Branco Protected Area of Resources Management |
132,85 |
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FAI12 |
Capelinhos Protected Area of Resources Management |
499,52 |
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FAI13 |
Cedros Protected Area of Resources Management |
890,66 |
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PNFA |
18.918,93 |
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PICO20 |
Porto das Lajes Protected Area of Resources Management |
153,15 |
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PICO21 |
Ponta da Ilha Protected Area of Resources Management |
595,49 |
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PICO22 |
Canal Faial-Pico/sector Pico Protected Area of Resources Management |
6.689,40 |
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PNP |
7.438,04 |
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SMA01 |
Ilhéus das Formigas Protected Area of Resources Management |
52.392,61 |
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SMA11 |
Baía de São Lourenço Protected Area of Resources Management |
177,96 |
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SMA12 |
Costa Norte Protected Area of Resources Management |
2.458,01 |
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SMA13 |
Costa Sul Protected Area of Resources Management |
2.160,15 |
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PNSMa |
57.188,73 |
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GRA01 |
Ilhéu de Baixo Nature Reserve |
139,06 |
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GRA02 |
Ilhéu da Praia Nature Reserve |
218,55 |
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GRA07 |
Costa Sudeste Protected Area of Resources Management |
135,86 |
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GRA08 |
Costa Norte Protected Area of Resources Management |
283,07 |
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PNG |
776,54 |
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SMG06 |
Protected Area for the Management of Habitats or Species of Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo |
1,65 |
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SMG19 |
Caloura - Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo Protected Area of Resources Management |
1.349,29 |
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SMG20 |
Costa Este Protected Area of Resources Management |
362,85 |
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SMG21 |
Ponta do Cintrão - Ponta da Maia Protected Area of Resources Management |
2.310,05 |
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SMG22 |
Porto das Capelas – Ponta das Calhetas Protected Area of Resources Management |
1.498,52 |
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SMG23 |
Ponta da Ferraria – Ponta da Bretanha Protected Area of Resources Management |
1.955,25 |
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Mr PSMi |
7.477,61 |
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FLO09 |
Costa Norte Protected Area of Resources Management |
3.973,74 |
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PNFl |
3.973,74 |
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SJO10 |
Costa Oeste Protected Area of Resources Management |
209,38 |
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SJO11 |
Entre-Morros Protected Area of Resources Management |
246,52 |
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SJO12 |
Costa das Fajãs Protected Area of Resources Management |
876,22 |
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SJO13 |
Topo Protected Area of Resources Management |
609,78 |
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PNSJ |
1.941,90 |
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TER15 |
Quatro Ribeiras Marine Protected Area of Resources Management |
357,30 |
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TER16 |
Costa das Contendas Marine Protected Area of Resources Management |
180,67 |
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TER17 |
Ilhéus da Cabras Marine Protected Area of Resources Management |
111,76 |
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TER18 |
Cinco Ribeiras Marine Protected Area of Resources Management |
3,03 |
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TER19 |
Baixa da Vila Nova Marine Protected Area of Resources Management |
42,01 |
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TER20 |
Monte Brasil Marine Protected Area of Resources Management |
48,33 |
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PNT |
743,10 |
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TOTAL NIP |
124.196,89 |
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Azores Marine Park |
Total area (ha) |
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CODE |
DESIGNATION |
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Marine Nature Reserve |
PMA01 |
Banco D. João de Castro Marine Nature Reserve |
1.631,18 |
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PMA02 |
Menez Gwen Hydrothermal Vent Field Marine Nature Reserve |
26.448,09 |
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PMA03 |
Lucky Strike hydrothermal Field Marine Nature Reserve |
30.051,78 |
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PMA04 |
Rainbow Hydrothermal Field Marine Nature Reserve |
2.215,31 |
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PMA05 |
Sedlo Seamount Marine Nature Reserve |
412.049,67 |
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TOTAL MAP RN |
472.396,04 |
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Marine Protected Area |
PMA06 |
Corvo Ocean Marine Protected Area |
267.975,33 |
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PMA07 |
Faial Ocean Marine Protected Area |
260.957,70 |
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PMA08 |
Altair Seamount Marine Protected Area |
438.089,90 |
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PMA09 |
Antialtair Seamount Marine Protected Area |
285.543,24 |
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PMA10 |
MARNA Marine Protected Area |
9.379.497,03 |
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PMA11 |
Banco D. João de Castro Marine Protected Area |
34.869,20 |
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TOTAL PG |
10.666.932,40 |
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Total AMP |
11.139.328,43 |
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TOTAL AMP |
11 263 525.33 ha |
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112 635.25 km 2 |
For more information on Island Nature Parks click here.