The area encompassing from the north western tip of the reef crest of Rangali island up to the North Eastern tip of Dhigurah island, the boundary extending 1km seaward from the epipelagic reef fringe.

SPECIAL FEATURES:  important Maldivian aggregation area for the whale shark, Rhincodon typus. Provide a means to promote and ensure the long term conservation and protection of the South Ari Atoll ecosystem and all species that rely upon it.



ALTERNATIVE NAMES:

TYPE: Marine

NAME OF ATOLL: South Ari Atoll

DIRECTIVE LOCATION: 1. 3 38’ 10”N, 72 42’ 18”E / 2. 3 37’ 46”N, 72 42’ 00”E / 3. 3 36’ 44”N, 72 42’ 43”E / 4. 3 35’ 13”N, 72 43’ 20”E
5. 3 34’ 17”N, 72 42’ 54”E / 6. 3 33’ 05”N, 72 42’ 47”E / 7. 3 30’ 16”N, 72 43’ 31”E / 8. 3 29’ 44”N, 72 44’ 00”E / 9. 3 29’ 20”N, 72 46’ 22”E
10. 3 28’ 18”N, 72 48’ 17”E / 11. 3 28’ 07”N, 72 51’ 24”E / 12. 3 29’ 59”N, 72 54’ 17”E / 13. 3 32’ 15”N, 72 55’ 58”E

DESCRIPTION FROM DIRECTIVE: Western region of South Ari Atoll

UPDATED AREA: 4863 ha

DECLARATION DATE: 5th June 2009

DIRECTIVE NO: 138-EE/2009/19

MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY: MHTE, EPA