List of Marine Protected Areas of Italy

This list is of the Marine Protected Areas (Italian: aree marine protette) of Italy. As of the most recent Official list of natural protected areas [it], decreed on 27 April 2010 and published in the official gazette on 31 May 2010 by the Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection, there were twenty-seven such marine protected areas, and a further two "Submerged Archaeological Parks" (Italian: parchi sommersi); in 2018, two new marine protected areas were created. Typically subdivided into Zones A, B, and C, each affording a different level of protection, these areas help safeguard in total some 228,000 hectares (2,280 km2) of the seas around Italy as well as some 700 kilometres (430 mi) of its coastline. The Ligurian Sea Cetacean Sanctuary is not included in these figures.[1][2][3] While some stakeholders have opposed such measures, fearing the impact on short-term economic exploitation, a study of the alternatives at Portofino suggested that steps at protection might offer not only environmental benefits but also the concomitant potential of enhanced long-term usufruct.[4]

List of Marine Protected Areas

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Name Image Region Area
(km2)
Coast
(km)
Established Coordinates EUAP Code Reference
Capo Caccia - Isola Piana   Sardinia 26.31 36.14 2002 40°34′09″N 8°09′56″E / 40.5693°N 8.1655°E / 40.5693; 8.1655 (Capo Caccia - Isola Piana) EUAP0554 [1]
Capo Carbonara   Sardinia 143.60 34.21 1998 39°05′29″N 9°31′29″E / 39.0914°N 9.5246°E / 39.0914; 9.5246 (Capo Carbonara) EUAP0953 [2]
Capo Gallo - Isola delle Femmine   Sicily 21.73 16.12 2002 38°12′34″N 13°14′19″E / 38.2095°N 13.2387°E / 38.2095; 13.2387 (Capo Gallo - Isola delle Femmine) EUAP0555 [3]
Capo Milazzo   Sicily 7.55 5.67 2018 38°16′18″N 15°13′42″E / 38.2718°N 15.2283°E / 38.2718; 15.2283 (Capo Milazzo) [4]
Capo Rizzuto   Calabria 147.21 42.15 1991 38°57′06″N 17°10′17″E / 38.9518°N 17.1714°E / 38.9518; 17.1714 (Capo Rizzuto) EUAP0166 [5]
Capo Testa - Punta Falcone   Sardinia 51.42 41.70 2018 41°14′47″N 9°09′43″E / 41.2464°N 9.1619°E / 41.2464; 9.1619 (Capo Testa - Punta Falcone) [6]
Cinque Terre   Liguria 45.54 19.30 1997 44°08′18″N 9°38′30″E / 44.1383°N 9.6416°E / 44.1383; 9.6416 (Cinque Terre) EUAP0948 [7]
Costa degli Infreschi e della Masseta   Campania 23.32 13.81 2009 40°00′37″N 15°26′20″E / 40.0104°N 15.4390°E / 40.0104; 15.4390 (Costa degli Infreschi e della Masseta) EUAP1228 [8]
Isola dell'Asinara   Sardinia 107.32 79.64 2002 40°59′04″N 8°14′07″E / 40.9844°N 8.2353°E / 40.9844; 8.2353 (Isola dell'Asinara) EUAP0552 [9]
Isola di Bergeggi   Liguria 2.03 1.92 2007 44°14′08″N 8°26′38″E / 44.2356°N 8.4438°E / 44.2356; 8.4438 (Isola di Bergeggi) EUAP0911 [10]
Isola di Ustica   Sicily 159.51 14.45 1986 38°41′36″N 13°11′07″E / 38.6933°N 13.1852°E / 38.6933; 13.1852 (Isola di Ustica) EUAP0170 [11]
Isole Ciclopi   Sicily 6.28 6.24 1989 37°33′32″N 15°09′49″E / 37.5588°N 15.1636°E / 37.5588; 15.1636 (Isole Ciclopi) EUAP0171 [12]
Isole Egadi   Sicily 539.92 73.99 1991 37°55′54″N 12°21′21″E / 37.9316°N 12.3557°E / 37.9316; 12.3557 (Isole Egadi) EUAP0172 [13]
Isole Pelagie   Sicily 41.36 46.28 2002 35°31′48″N 12°33′03″E / 35.5299°N 12.5509°E / 35.5299; 12.5509 (Isole Pelagie) EUAP0553 [14]
Tremiti Islands   Apulia 14.66 20.41 1989 42°07′37″N 15°30′10″E / 42.1269°N 15.5029°E / 42.1269; 15.5029 (Isole Tremiti) EUAP0168 [15]
Isole di Ventotene e Santo Stefano   Lazio 27.99 9.84 1997 40°47′30″N 13°26′23″E / 40.7918°N 13.4397°E / 40.7918; 13.4397 (Isole di Ventotene e Santo Stefano) EUAP0947 [16]
Miramare   Friuli-Venezia Giulia 0.30 1.10 1986 45°42′11″N 13°42′41″E / 45.7031°N 13.7115°E / 45.7031; 13.7115 (Miramare) EUAP0167 [17]
Penisola del Sinis - Isola Mal di Ventre   Sardinia 267.03 30.08 1997 39°59′12″N 8°18′19″E / 39.9867°N 8.3053°E / 39.9867; 8.3053 (Penisola del Sinis - Isola Mal di Ventre) EUAP0951 [18]
Plemmirio   Sicily 24.29 14.35 2004 37°00′09″N 15°19′43″E / 37.0025°N 15.3285°E / 37.0025; 15.3285 (Plemmirio) EUAP0512 [19]
Porto Cesareo   Apulia 166.54 32.71 1997 40°15′19″N 17°53′05″E / 40.2554°N 17.8847°E / 40.2554; 17.8847 (Porto Cesareo) EUAP0950 [20]
Portofino   Liguria 3.46 13.89 1998 44°18′02″N 9°13′04″E / 44.3005°N 9.2178°E / 44.3005; 9.2178 (Portofino) EUAP0949 [21]
Punta Campanella   Campania 15.39 31.43 1997 40°34′12″N 14°19′26″E / 40.5700°N 14.3239°E / 40.5700; 14.3239 (Punta Campanella) EUAP0946 [22]
Regno di Nettuno   Campania 112.56 52.39 2007 40°44′29″N 13°59′16″E / 40.7413°N 13.9878°E / 40.7413; 13.9878 (Regno di Nettuno) EUAP0917 [23]
Santa Maria di Castellabate   Campania 70.95 19.26 2009 40°15′18″N 14°54′26″E / 40.2549°N 14.9071°E / 40.2549; 14.9071 (Santa Maria di Castellabate) EUAP1225 [24]
Secche della Meloria   Tuscany 93.72 0.21 2009 43°32′55″N 10°12′27″E / 43.5485°N 10.2074°E / 43.5485; 10.2074 (Secche della Meloria) EUAP1227 [25]
Tavolara - Punta Coda Cavallo   Sardinia 153.57 76.09 1997 40°51′39″N 9°43′31″E / 40.8607°N 9.7252°E / 40.8607; 9.7252 (Tavolara - Punta Coda Cavallo) EUAP0952 [26]
Secche di Tor Paterno   Lazio 13.87 0.00 2000 41°37′03″N 12°27′26″E / 41.6175°N 12.4573°E / 41.6175; 12.4573 (Secche di Tor Paterno) EUAP1172 [27]
Torre del Cerrano   Abruzzo 34.30 7.10 2009 42°35′08″N 14°05′25″E / 42.5855°N 14.0904°E / 42.5855; 14.0904 (Torre del Cerrano) EUAP1226 [28]
Torre Guaceto   Apulia 22.27 8.41 1991 40°43′01″N 17°47′55″E / 40.7169°N 17.7985°E / 40.7169; 17.7985 (Torre Guaceto) EUAP0169 [29]

List of Submerged Archaeological Parks

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Name Image Region Area
(km2)
Coast
(km)
Established Coordinates EUAP Code Reference
Baia   Campania 1.77 3.72 2002 40°49′19″N 14°04′39″E / 40.8219°N 14.0774°E / 40.8219; 14.0774 (Baia) EUAP0849 [30]
Gaiola   Campania 0.41 1.99 2002 40°47′31″N 14°11′13″E / 40.7919°N 14.1869°E / 40.7919; 14.1869 (Gaiola) EUAP0850 [31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aree marine istituite" (in Italian). Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Elenco ufficiale delle aree naturali protette" (in Italian). Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Elenco ufficiale aree protette (EUAP)" (in Italian). Europa. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ Salmona, Paola; Verardi, Debora (2001). "The marine protected area of Portofino, Italy: a difficult balance". Ocean & Coastal Management. 44 (1). Elsevier: 39–60. Bibcode:2001OCM....44...39S. doi:10.1016/S0964-5691(00)00084-3.
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