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124 <strong>Marine</strong> Protected Areas <strong>for</strong> Whales, Dolphins <strong>and</strong> Porpoises<br />

Table 5.3 continued<br />

Name of MPA or sanctuary, Cetacean <strong>and</strong> other notable species<br />

location <strong>and</strong> size<br />

(13) Ust’-Lenskiy Nature Reserve • beluga, Delphinapterus leucas<br />

(Zapovednik)<br />

• Laptevih Sea<br />

• 5531 mi2 (14,330 km2 ), includes<br />

marine <strong>areas</strong><br />

(14) Wrangel Isl<strong>and</strong> (Ostrov • bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus; gray whale,<br />

Vrangelya) Nature Reserve Eschrictius robustus; humpback whale, Megaptera<br />

(Zapovednik) novaeangliae; fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus; beluga,<br />

• north of Chukotka mainl<strong>and</strong>, Delphinapterus leucas; orca, Orcinus orca<br />

Chukotskoye (Chukchi) Sea • also: largest concentration of breeding polar bears <strong>and</strong><br />

• 8591 mi2 (22,256 km2 ) includes l<strong>and</strong> huge walrus rookeries; extensive seabird colonies<br />

<strong>areas</strong> on both Wrangel <strong>and</strong> Herald<br />

isl<strong>and</strong>s; marine part is 5520 mi2 (14,300 km2 )<br />

[MPAs 15–16] • beluga, Delphinapterus leucas; narwhal, Monodon<br />

(15) Franz Josef L<strong>and</strong> Wildlife monoceros; bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus; others<br />

Refuge (Zakaznik), proposed <strong>for</strong> • also: polar bear, various Arctic seals<br />

extension <strong>and</strong> protection as a<br />

national park<br />

• Franz Josef L<strong>and</strong>, north of Novaya<br />

Zemlya, Arctic Russia<br />

• size of 1994 zakaznik is 16,200 mi2 (42,000 km2 ), 62 per cent marine<br />

(16) Russian Arctic National Park<br />

(Russkaya Arktika), proposed<br />

• Franz Josef L<strong>and</strong>, northern Novaya<br />

Zemlya <strong>and</strong> marine <strong>areas</strong><br />

• size undetermined<br />

(17) Solovetskiy Isl<strong>and</strong>s Biosphere • beluga, Delphinapterus leucas<br />

Reserve (Zapovednik), proposed • largha <strong>and</strong> bearded seals<br />

• off Cape Beluzhiy, White Sea<br />

• no size data<br />

Various Russian Arctic MPAs • beluga, Delphinapterus leucas; narwhal, Monodon<br />

monoceros; bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus;<br />

orca, Orcinus orca; minke whale, Balaenoptera<br />

acutorostrata; others

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