Mafia Island Marine Park

Mafia Island Marine Park
Mafia Island Marine Park
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
	Bwejuu Island of the Mafia Archipelago's Marine Park
	Mafia Island Marine Park's location in Tanzania
Location	Mafia District, Pwani Region
Nearest city	Kilindoni
Coordinates	07°45′07″S 39°54′01″E / 7.75194°S 39.90028°E
Area	822km²
Established	1995
Governing body	Marine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania)
Website	Mafia Island Marine Park

Mafia Island Marine Park (Hifadhi Bahari ya Taifa ya Kisiwa cha Mafia, in Swahili) is a protected marine park with the IUCN category VI around the Mafia Archipelago in the Indian Ocean's sea of Zanj. It is administratively located in the jurisdiction Mafia District of Pwani Region in Tanzania.^[1]^[2]

^ Levine, Arielle. (2010). Local Responses to Marine Conservation in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. July–December 2004. 183-202. 10.1080/13880290490883241
^ "Mafia Island Marine Park". Marine Parks and Reserves, Tanzania. Archived from the original on 2004-04-07. Retrieved 2009-04-01.