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Assateague Island National Seashore

1072 WDPA ID
197.22 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location United States of America

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Attributes

  • Original Name Assateague Island National Seashore
  • English Designation Marine Protected Area
  • IUCN Management Category V
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1965
  • Sublocation US-MD, US-VA
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ; National Park Service
  • Management Plan Site-Specific Management Plan
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • USA SOP 2007

Affiliations

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Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas Database of the United States (PADUS 2.1) Updated: 2023 U.S. Geological Survey | Science Analytics and Synthesis | Gap Analysis Project (GAP) | Protected Areas Database of the United States 2.1

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Assateague Island National Seashore from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net

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UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2025), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], March 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.