This expansive conservation area covers 583,000 square miles of ocean in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It protects one of Earth’s most pristine large-scale marine ecosystems, harboring over 7,000 species.
This park protects 97,030 untouched coral reefs within the heart of the Coral Triangle. It contains an astonishing 600 fish species and 360 species of corals and provides an essential nesting habitat for endangered sea turtles.
Encircling the entire island of Bonaire, this marine park protects 6,672 acres of vibrant coral reefs. The park maintains 85 established dive sites and pioneered the concept of sustainable dive tourism.
This small but mighty park spans 17,571 acres along the Sea of Cortez. The area has seen a phenomenal increase of 460% in marine life biomass since its inception in 1995.
This park safeguards the world’s southernmost coral reef system by protecting 145,000 acres of marine habitat. The area features unique combinations of tropical and temperate marine species found nowhere else on Earth.
The atoll, 28 miles off the Belizean coast, shelters almost 87,000 acres of pristine reef systems. It is an extremely important scientific research station that explains coral reef resilience.
Rising dramatically from the eastern Pacific Ocean, this park protects 27,000 acres of marine habitat. The site serves as a crucial aggregation point for numerous shark species and hosts unusually large populations of groupers and snappers.