Marine protected area (MPA) is an area in the coastal zone of land or sea specially
dedicated to protection and maintenance of biological diversity and of natural and
associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means. In this
paper a need for designating MPAs in Pakistan is presented on the basis of case studies on
mangroves and its ecosystem, corals and coral reef fishes, marine turtles, whales and
dolphins, and planktons and pelagic environment. This paper reflects that there are a …