Marine protected areas for whales, dolphins, and porpoises: a world ...

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• Declared in 1998, this conservation area is managed jointly by the • Contact: Omar A Amir,
Forest Dept and local communities; a small portion is land-based; Marine Mammal Education
rated IUCN Category VI. and Research Project,
• Misali Island is surrounded by some of the finest coral slopes in the Institute of Marine Sciences;
Indian Ocean. It is also a sea turtle nesting area. Zanzibar; email:
omar@ims.udsm.ac.tz;
web:
www.marineparktz.com
• Marine park declared Jun 2000 by Tanzanian parliament to protect • Contact: The Manager,
coral reefs, following the Marine Parks and Reserves Act of 1995; Marine Parks and Reserves
rated IUCN Category VI. Unit, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania; email:
marineparks@raha.com;
web:
www.marineparktz.com
• Gazetted in 1995 as a marine park with estuarine, seagrass, coral • Contact: Omar A Amir,
reef and mangrove ecosystems, an effective management structure Marine Mammal Education
is in place; rated IUCN Category VI. and Research Project,
• Dolphin sightings reported but no distribution studies have been Institute of Marine Sciences;
done yet to determine species and populations, and the extent Zanzibar; email:
and importance of cetacean habitat. omar@ims.udsm.ac.tz
• The Warden, Mafia Island
Marine Park, PO Box 74,
Mafia, Tanzania;
web:
www.marineparktz.com
• The Dar es Salaam Marine Reserves – Mbudya, Bongoyo, Pangavini • Contact: Omar A Amir,
and Fungu Yasini – were established around four islands in 1975 Marine Mammal Education
under fisheries legislation to protect coral reefs. In 1998, they were and Research Project,
transferred to Marine Parks and Reserves. They are rated IUCN Institute of Marine Sciences;
Category II. Zanzibar; email:
• Dolphin sightings reported but no distribution studies have been omar@ims.udsm.ac.tz;
done yet to determine species and populations, and the extent and web:
importance of cetacean habitat. www.marineparktz.com
• Considered ‘paper reserves’, these MPAs would need to be
refocused and rededicated, with cetacean research, to function
as MPAs that would protect cetaceans. There are plans in progress
to improve the success of the reserves. These include changing the
status of the area from marine reserve to marine park. Conservation
actions include coral reefs restoration in collaboration with local
fishing communities and promotion of ecotourism.
• Gazetted in 1981, but no management plan as yet; rated IUCN • Contact: Omar A Amir,
Category II. Marine Mammal Education
and Research Project,
Institute of Marine Sciences;
Zanzibar; email:
omar@ims.udsm.ac.tz;
web:
www.marineparktz.com