Fanga'uta and Fanga Kakau Lagoons

4241 WDPA ID

22.27 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Tonga

Attributes

Original Name Fanga'uta and Fanga Kakau Lagoons
English Designation Marine Reserve
IUCN Management Category VI
Status Designated
Type of Designation National
Status Year 1974
Sublocation
Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
Management Authority Fisheries Division, Ministry of Lands, Survey & Natural Resources.
Management Plan Not Reported
International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

No information available

Affiliations

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Sources (1)

Protected Areas of Tonga Updated: 2019 Department of Environment, MEIDECC via Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Fanga'uta and Fanga Kakau Lagoons from the World Database on Protected Areas, December 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net