Check out this web map called ProtectedPlanet. Giving a worldwide interactive map, you can search for marine protected areas anywhere. Search by place name or species type, or don't search at all and just browse the map. There are lot's of resources like planning documents for MPAs around the world. From the site:
"Be inspired by the most beautiful places on the planet. Explore the worlds national parks, wilderness areas and world heritage sites. Help us find and improve information on every protected area in the world. Protectedplanet.net lets you discover these incredible places through elegant mapping and intuitive searching. Protectedplanet.net wants you to contribute information about protected areas alongside national agencies and international organisations. Protectedplanet.net helps you understand what and where our natural resources are being conserved. If you are interested in analysing a global dataset on protected areas, you can download the data, today, here at protectedplanet.net."
This site is elegant. It's a wiki in that you can add new information, they use relevant Panoramio photos, you can modify the geometry and the text-based information, you can discuss. Above is a screen shot of the area near the Folkstone Marine Reserve on the west coast of Barbados. You can see the outline of the protected area, geolocated photos and information on what you'll find at the Marine Protected Area. I didn't expect there to be much for Barbados but I was wrong, and if Barbados has coverage, then I can imagine that many other places around the world will have the same and this could be the go-to site for up-to-date geoaware information on protected areas.
Thanks for the tweet, Elliot Hartley.
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