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Cap Blanc Satellite Reserve

Mauritania: MR-08

Site Description

Cap Blanc Satellite Reserve is an annex of the Banc d'Arguin National Park.

Ras Nouadhibou
from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Nouadhibou

Ras Nouadhibou ( Arabic : رأس نواذيبو ‎) is a 40-mile peninsula or headland in the African coast of the Atlantic Ocean by the Tropic of Cancer . It is internationally known as Cap Blanc in French or Cabo Blanco in Spanish (both meaning "White Cape").

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Original data record from World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) via ProtectedPlanet.net [view record on site].

Site Information Edit

Name: Cap Blanc
Original Name: Cap Blanc
Designation: Satellite Reserve
English Designation: Satellite Reserve
Designation Type: National
Status: Designated
Status Year: 1986
MPAtlas MPA Definition: True
Implemented?: True
MPA ID: 5976
WDPA ID: 5174
WDPA Parcel ID: 5174
IUCN Category: Not Reported
No Take: Not Applicable
No Take Area km²: 0.0
Reported Marine Area km²: 0.0
Reported Area km²: 2.1
fishing: No
fishing info: All taking of marine life is prohibited
access: Yes
constancy: Year-round
permanence: Permanent
Governance Type: Sub-national ministry or agency
Management Authority: Banc d' Arguin National Park Authority
Ownership Type: Not Reported
Management Plan Type:
Management Plan Reference: Not Reported
International Criteria: Not Applicable

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