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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 gazzette 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[edit]

Name | Image | Region | Area
(km2) | Coast
(km) | Established | Coordinates | EUAP Code | Reference

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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]

This list is complete and up to date as of December 2021.

## List of Submerged Archaeological Parks[edit]

Name | Image | Region | Area
(km2) | Coast
(km) | Established | Coordinates | EUAP Code | Reference

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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]

This list is complete and up to date as of December 2021.

## See also[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marine protected areas in Italy.

* Conservation in Italy
* List of National Parks of Italy
* List of Regional Parks of Italy

## References[edit]

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. Elsevier. 44 (1): 39–60. Bibcode:2001OCM....44...39S. doi:10.1016/S0964-5691(00)00084-3.

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* (in Italian) Marine Protected Areas
* (in Italian) Official list of protected areas

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