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North Lantau Marine Park

Largest marine park | Northern Lantau | Designated 2024 | ~2,400 hectares

North Lantau Marine Park is Hong Kong's eighth and largest marine park, established in November 2024.

 

This marine park covers approximately 2,400 hectares of northern Lantau waters and connects with Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park and The Brothers Marine Park to form a protected-area network of about 4,570 hectares, specifically designed for Chinese white dolphin conservation.

Why it matters

A single small park can protect a reef, but a connected network of large parks can protect a whole population. North Lantau is the centerpiece of Hong Kong's dolphin conservation strategy, protecting critical habitat, movement pathways, and nursery areas in one of Asia's busiest waterways. It proves that even a global city can create large, connected marine protected areas.

What you'll find there

  • Chinese white dolphins (core habitat, movement corridor)

  • Estuarine fish and shellfish (nursery and spawning grounds)

  • Pearl River-influenced marine ecosystem

Pink_Dolphin.jpeg

By user:takoradee - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1661842

Threats & management

The park sits next to the Hong Kong International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world. Vessel traffic, underwater noise, and potential impacts from airport expansion are constant pressures. The park's restrictions include speed limits and area closures, which are designed to reduce these threats while maintaining safe navigation.

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