MARINE PROTECTED AREAS HELP PROTECT FISH STOCKS

• WWF has worked for almost 10 years with the authorities and local communities to stop overfishing and destructive fishing practices in the region.

• These MPAs will help secure both marine biodiversity and the livelihoods and food security of coastal communities.

• 1.6 million hectares of new marine protected areas (MPAs) have been established within the Coral Triangle in the last 12 months:

- 898,762 ha: Tun Mustapha Park

gazettement, Malaysia

- 345,000 ha: Aborlan & Cagayancillo

Municipal-wide MPAs, Philippines - 276,693 ha: Pantar Straits and surrounding oceans in the Alor District MPA, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 150,000 ha: Kei Kecil Island and surrounding waters of Southeast Maluku Regency of Maluku Province, Indonesia