This report provides a basis for development and implementation of a global system of marine protected areas to protect and manage representative examples of the world's rich marine biodiversity. It identifies priorities for establishing new marine protected areas and improving management of existing ones in each of the world's 18 major regions.
Contents: v.1. Antarctic, Arctic, Mediterranean, Northwest Atlantic, Northeast Atlantic and Baltic. - v.2. Wider Caribbean, West Africa and South Atlantic. - v.3. Central Indian Ocean, Arabian Seas, East Africa and East Asian Seas. - v.4. South Pacific, Northeast Pacific, Northwest Pacific, Southeast Pacific and Australia/New Zealand. Includes bibliographic references and an index