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

Table 5.15 <strong>Marine</strong> Region 12: East African MPAs <strong>and</strong> sanctuaries<br />

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

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

INTERNATIONAL<br />

(I) Indian Ocean Sanctuary • at least 43 species of cetaceans<br />

• Indian Ocean, spread across <strong>Marine</strong><br />

Regions 10, 11, 12, 13 <strong>and</strong> 18<br />

• 40 million mi2 (103.6 million km2 )<br />

COMOROS Jumhuriyat al-Qumur<br />

al-Itthadiyah al-Islamiyah<br />

Union des Comores<br />

(1) Mohéli <strong>Marine</strong> Park • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae; also: spinner<br />

(Parc Marin de Mohéli Comoros) dolphin, Stenella longirostris; striped dolphin, Stenella<br />

• south Comoros isl<strong>and</strong>, also called Mwali coeruleoalba; Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops<br />

• 154 mi 2 (400 km 2 ) aduncus; pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata; short-finned<br />

pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus; melon-headed<br />

whale, Peponocephala electra; sporadic: Indo-Pacific<br />

beaked whale, Indopacetus pacificus<br />

KENYA<br />

Jamhuri ya Kenya<br />

(2) Malindi <strong>Marine</strong> National Park • dolphin sightings may include Indo-Pacific hump-backed<br />

<strong>and</strong> Reserve dolphin, Sousa chinensis <strong>and</strong> Indo-Pacific bottlenose<br />

• Kilifi district, north Kenya coast dolphin, Tursiops aduncus, possibly others<br />

• park is 2.4 mi 2 (6.3 km 2 ); reserve is • also: sea turtles<br />

63.7 mi 2 (213 km 2 )<br />

(3) Watamu <strong>Marine</strong> National Park • dolphin sightings may include Indo-Pacific hump-backed<br />

<strong>and</strong> Reserve dolphin, Sousa chinensis <strong>and</strong> Indo-Pacific bottlenose<br />

• located inside Malindi <strong>Marine</strong> National dolphin, Tursiops aduncus, possibly others<br />

Reserve, Kilifi district, north Kenya • also: sea turtles<br />

coast<br />

• park is 3.9 mi2 (10 km2 ); reserve is<br />

3.9 mi2 (10 km2 )<br />

(4) Mombasa <strong>Marine</strong> National Park • dolphin sightings may include Indo-Pacific hump-backed<br />

<strong>and</strong> Reserve dolphin, Sousa chinensis <strong>and</strong> Indo-Pacific bottlenose<br />

• Mombasa district dolphin, Tursiops aduncus, possibly others<br />

• park is 3.9 mi2 (10 km2 ); reserve is<br />

77 mi2 (200 km2 )<br />

(5) Diani-Chale <strong>Marine</strong> National • dolphin sightings may include Indo-Pacific hump-backed<br />

Reserve dolphin, Sousa chinensis <strong>and</strong> Indo-Pacific bottlenose<br />

• Kwale district dolphin, Tursiops aduncus, possibly others<br />

• 96.5 mi 2 (250 km 2 )

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