Pacific Islands Marine Portal

Abstract

The French Marine Protected Areas Agency (Agence des aires marines protégées) is a public entity under the control of an administrative board composed of national representatives of State, local authorities and stakeholders. Its aims are: - support public policies in the field of marine protected areas, both concerning their creation and their management, - manage the human and financial resources dedicated to marine nature parks, - and give technical and administrative support to managers of marine protected areas.