'Ovaka

555547623 WDPA ID
8.39 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Tonga

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Attributes

  • Original Name 'Ovaka SMA
  • English Designation Multi/Multiple Use Conservation Area
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2008
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Not Reported
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

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Sources (1)

  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 (2025). Protected Area Profile for 'Ovaka from the World Database on Protected Areas, January 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net