Types of MPAs |
Competent Authority |
Legislation |
Area (km2) |
Coverage in entire MPAs |
Coverage in territorial sea |
Remarks |
No-take (including fisheries resources conservation areas) |
Council of Agriculture |
Fisheries Act |
26500.1 |
86.66% |
40.721% |
|
National Park MPAs |
Dongsha Atoll National Park |
National Park Administration, Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior |
National Park Law |
3534.90 |
11.56% |
5.432% |
|
Taijiang National Park |
Taijiang National Park Administration, Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior |
344.05 |
1.13% |
0.529% |
These areas overlap with 3 n.m. closed fishing areas, except for Taijiang National Park with 4.3 km2 overlapped closed fishing area |
Kenting National Park |
Kenting National Park Administration, Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior |
152.08 |
0.50% |
0.234% |
National Scenic Areas |
Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation & Communication |
Statute for the Development of Tourism |
43.952 |
0.14% |
0.068% |
Wildlife Refuges |
Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture |
Wildlife Conservation Act |
2.36 |
0.01% |
0.004% |
Natural Reserves |
Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture |
Cultural Heritage Preservation Act |
1.98 |
0.01% |
0.003% |
Total |
|
|
30579.42 |
100% |
46.990% |
|