Marine Protected Areas in BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:
- Source: Asean Regional Centre for Biodiveristy Conservation, 2002.
(URL: www.arcbc.org/arcbcweb/publications/mpa.htm)

Background facts

Coastline  : 130 km (MacKinnon 1997) – 161 km (Tan 2000a) 
Population  : 338,480 (Gazetteer no date) 
Population density  : 53 to 58/km2 (as of 1997) 
Land area  : 5,765 km2 – 5,270 km2 (Tan 2000a) 
Shelf to 200m depth  : 9,390 km2 (continental shelf, IUCN/WCMC 1992) 
EEZ  : 38,600 km2 (Brunei Darussalam Fishery Limits) 
Est. Coral Reef Area  : 4.5 km2 (Chou et al. 1987) to 45 km2 (DOF-MIPR 1992) 
Est. Mangrove Area  : 184 km2 (Zamora 1992) 
MPA Coverage  : 50% of mangroves in 1 MPA, 10 ha. of coral reefs in 2 MPAs 

 

Marine Protected Areas in Brunei

Reefs at risk