Protected marine areas
  • Protected Marine Areas
    • Legal ground
      Article 25 of the Conservation and Management of Marine Ecosystems Act
    • Purpose
      The purpose of the Act is to protect marine ecosystems from artificial damage and conserve or manage marine ecosystems in a comprehensive and systematic manner, such as conserving marine biological diversity and promoting the sustainable use of marine biological resources, thereby improving the quality of national life and protecting marine assets.
    • Designation of Protected Marine Areas
      • Sea areas where marine ecosystems maintain primitiveness or sea areas worthy of being preserved or of being the subject matter of academic research thanks to diverse marine organisms
      • Areas which need academic research or preservation and the sea areas with high basic productivity or which are the habitats or spawning ground of protected marine life and thus are recognized to need preservation
      • Other sea areas which are especially necessary for the effective conservation and management of marine ecosystems
Protected Marine Areas

Type Designated Area Date of Designation Area
Protected Marine Areas Protected Marine Area in the
Sea around Gageo Island		 2012.11.30 70.17㎢
Protected Marine Area in the
Sea around Sohwa Island		 2012.11.30 0.81㎢
Protected Marine Area in the
Sea around Cheongsan Island		 2013.11.28 71.38㎢
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  1. MOKPO INTRODUCE
    1. Greeting
    2. History of Office
    3. Organization
    4. Location Map
  2. PORT INFORMATION
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    3. Berth information
    4. PORT-MIS Information
  3. SAFETY & SECURITY
    1. Marine transportation safety
    2. PSC
  4. LIGHTHOUSE
    1. Mokpo Waterway Lighthouse
    2. Hongdo Lighthouse
    3. Gageodo Lighthouse
    4. Hajodo Lighthouse
    5. Dangsado Lighthouse
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  5. MARINE ENVIROMENT
    1. What are public waters?
    2. Management of uninhabited islands
    3. Wetlands protection areas
    4. Protected marine areas