Bandaara Kilhi

Huraa Mangrove

Dhiffushikanduolhi

Muli andMulah kandu

Eidhigali Kilhi

DhandimaguKilhi

ThundiArea

Hthaadhoo

Fushi Kandu

FilitheyoKandu

Lhazikuraadi

Vattaru

MIyaru Kandu

KudarahThila

South Ari MarineProtected Area

Hurasdhoo

Mayaa Thila KaribeyruRegion

Orimas ThilaRegion

Fish Head(Mushimasmigili Thila)

Guraidhoo Kandu

EmboodhooKanduolhi

KudaHaa

Lions Head (DhekunuThilafalhu Miyaruvani)

Kollavaane, centre ofGulhifalhu Medhuga

Banana reef (Gaathu Giri)

Nassimo Thila(Lankan Thila)

ThanburudhooThila

RasfariRegion

Makunudhoo Kandu Olhi

Mathifaru Huraa RegionThe wreck of “Corbin”

Goidhoo Koaru AreaOlhugiri

Mendhoo Region

DhigaliHaa

AngaFaru

Hanifaru

BathalaaRegion

VillingileeThila

FushivaruThila

Kuredhi Kanduolhi(Kuredhu Express)

MaahuruvalhiReef Region

Rangali Kandu

Kudahuvadhoo kandu

Boamas kanduolhi

Aligaa kanduolhi

INDIANOCEAN

ArabianSea

LaccadiveSea

Haa AlifuAtoll

Haa DhaaluAtoll

ShivayaniAtoll

RaaAtoll

NoonuAtoll

LhaviyaniAtoll

BaaAtoll

KaafuAtoll

Alifu DhaaluAtoll

FaafuAtoll

DhaaluAtoll

ThaaAtoll

LaamuAtoll

MeemuAtoll

VaavuAtoll

Gaafu AlifuAtoll

Gaafu DhaaluAtoll

Gnaviyani Atoll

SeenuAtoll

76° E

76° E

74° E

74° E

72° E

72° E

70° E

70° E

6° N

6° N

4° N

4° N

2° N

2° N

0°

0°

MARINE PROTECTED AREAS - MALDIVES

INDIANOCEAN

Bay ofBengal

SouthChina Sea

ArabianSea

Java Sea

AndamanSea Gulf of

Thailand

LaccadiveSea

Cambodia

ChinaBhutan

Lao

British IndianOcean Territory

NepalPakistan

Singapore

Viet Nam

Bangladesh

Myanmar

SriLanka

India

MaldivesMalaysia

Thailand

Indonesia

0 25 50 75 100km

Coordinate System: GCS WGS 1984Datum: WGS 1984

Data sources:Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) VLIZ (2012) Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 7.Coral Reefs:UNEP-WCMC (2010) Global Distribution of Coral ReefsMangroves: Spalding et. al (2010) World Atlas of MangrovesSeagrass: UNEP-WCMC, Short FT (2005) Global distribution of seagrassesBathymetry: The GEBCO_08 Grid, version 20100927, http://www.gebco.netMarine Protected Areas: Compiled from various sources including ReefBase, BOBLME (2011) and EPA (2013)by WorldFish up to October 2013

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Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

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Marine Protected Area(Polygon)

Coral Reefs

Seagrass

Mangroves

Date: 27 Mar 2014