Declaration of Marine Reserve (Espiritu Santo Island) (Cap. 315)
Made 1983-11-21 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Subjects
- Wild species and ecosystems
- Keywords
- protected area, marine protected areas
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Declaration of Marine Reserve [Cap 315] Commencement: 21 November 1983 DECLARATION OF MARINE RESERVE Published Gazette No. 40 of 1983 The area of waters defined below and the seabed underlying such waters is hereby declared to be a marine reserve. Area of waters The area off the south coast of Espiritu Santo Island to seaward of the highest water mark of spring tides and bounded by a line from the "white rock" in position latitude 15° 31’ 16”S, longitude 167° 13’ 32”E (on British Admiralty chart 179) extending 180° true for 0.3 nautical miles, then 090° true for 1 nautical mile and thence 000° true, to the shore. This area includes the wreck of the President Coolidge and the area known as Million Dollar Point.