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Bikar Atoll Other Area (Mo (Traditional No - Take Area))

Marshall Islands: MH-T

Site Description

Bikar Atoll was established as a traditionally-managed protected area before the RMI's independence from the US in 1986, but has not been re-established and is therefore not officially recognized as an MPA.

Contacts & Resources

Data Sources

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

Site Information Edit

Name: Bikar Atoll
Original Name: Bikar Atoll
Designation: Mo (Traditional No - Take Area)
English Designation: Other Area
Designation Type: National
Status: Designated
Status Year: 0
MPAtlas MPA Definition: True
Implemented?: True
MPA ID: 7705931
WDPA ID: 4249
WDPA Parcel ID: 4249
IUCN Category: Ia
No Take: Not Reported
No Take Area km²: 0.0
Reported Marine Area km²: 0.0
Reported Area km²: 56.31
fishing: Unknown
fishing info:
access: Unknown
constancy: Unknown
permanence: Unknown
Governance Type: Local communities
Management Authority: Utrik Atoll Local Government
Ownership Type: Communal
Management Plan Type:
Management Plan Reference: http://www.mpatlas.org/mpa/sites/5930/
International Criteria: Not Applicable

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