Marine Management & history of our Marine Protection Zone
The journey to our Marine Protection Zone began in 2010 when the Tristan da Cunha community started discussing how to protect our pristine ocean. We were already managing our lobster fishery sustainably, but we wanted to go further.
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About the Marine Protection Zone
The waters that surround Tristan da Cunha are some of the richest in the world. Tens of millions of seabirds soar above the waves, penguins and seals cram onto the beaches, threatened sharks breed offshore and mysterious whales feed in...
History of the Marine Protection Zone
Our waters are vibrant blue, crystal clear and so pure it’s like something beyond imagination, and we wanted to keep them that way. We were already managing our lobster fishery sustainably, but we wanted to go further. Our community cannot...
Sustainable fishing
The Marine Protection Zone protects 91% of Tristan’s waters as a no-take (no fishing) zone. However, local sustainable fishing (managed by the Tristan da Cunha Government) is permitted within the Inshore Fishing Zones (around the islands coastal waters) and in...