This list is of the Marine Protected Areas (Italian: aree marine protette) of Italy. As of the most recent Official list of natural protected areas [it], decreed on 27 April 2010 and published in the official gazzette on 31 May 2010 by the Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection, there were twenty-seven such marine protected areas, and a further two "Submerged Archaeological Parks" (Italian: parchi sommersi); in 2018, two new marine protected areas were created. Typically subdivided into Zones A, B, and C, each affording a different level of protection, these areas help safeguard in total some 228,000 hectares (2,280 km²) of the seas around Italy as well as some 700 kilometres (430 mi) of its coastline. The Ligurian Sea Cetacean Sanctuary is not included in these figures.^[1][2][3] While some stakeholders have opposed such measures, fearing the impact on short-term economic exploitation, a study of the alternatives at Portofino suggested that steps at protection might offer not only environmental benefits but also the concomitant potential of enhanced long-term usufruct.^[4]

List of Marine Protected Areas

Name	Image	Region	Area (km2)	Coast (km)	Established	Coordinates	EUAP Code	Reference
Capo Caccia - Isola Piana		Sardinia	26.31	36.14	2002	40°34′09″N 8°09′56″E / 40.5693°N 8.1655°E / 40.5693; 8.1655 (Capo Caccia - Isola Piana)	EUAP0554	[1]
Capo Carbonara		Sardinia	143.60	34.21	1998	39°05′29″N 9°31′29″E / 39.0914°N 9.5246°E / 39.0914; 9.5246 (Capo Carbonara)	EUAP0953	[2]
Capo Gallo - Isola delle Femmine		Sicily	21.73	16.12	2002	38°12′34″N 13°14′19″E / 38.2095°N 13.2387°E / 38.2095; 13.2387 (Capo Gallo - Isola delle Femmine)	EUAP0555	[3]
Capo Milazzo		Sicily	7.55	5.67	2018	38°16′18″N 15°13′42″E / 38.2718°N 15.2283°E / 38.2718; 15.2283 (Capo Milazzo)		[4]
Capo Rizzuto		Calabria	147.21	42.15	1991	38°57′06″N 17°10′17″E / 38.9518°N 17.1714°E / 38.9518; 17.1714 (Capo Rizzuto)	EUAP0166	[5]
Capo Testa - Punta Falcone		Sardinia	51.42	41.70	2018	41°14′47″N 9°09′43″E / 41.2464°N 9.1619°E / 41.2464; 9.1619 (Capo Testa - Punta Falcone)		[6]
Cinque Terre		Liguria	45.54	19.30	1997	44°08′18″N 9°38′30″E / 44.1383°N 9.6416°E / 44.1383; 9.6416 (Cinque Terre)	EUAP0948	[7]
Costa degli Infreschi e della Masseta		Campania	23.32	13.81	2009	40°00′37″N 15°26′20″E / 40.0104°N 15.4390°E / 40.0104; 15.4390 (Costa degli Infreschi e della Masseta)	EUAP1228	[8]
Isola dell'Asinara		Sardinia	107.32	79.64	2002	40°59′04″N 8°14′07″E / 40.9844°N 8.2353°E / 40.9844; 8.2353 (Isola dell'Asinara)	EUAP0552	[9]
Isola di Bergeggi		Liguria	2.03	1.92	2007	44°14′08″N 8°26′38″E / 44.2356°N 8.4438°E / 44.2356; 8.4438 (Isola di Bergeggi)	EUAP0911	[10]
Isola di Ustica		Sicily	159.51	14.45	1986	38°41′36″N 13°11′07″E / 38.6933°N 13.1852°E / 38.6933; 13.1852 (Isola di Ustica)	EUAP0170	[11]
Isole Ciclopi		Sicily	6.28	6.24	1989	37°33′32″N 15°09′49″E / 37.5588°N 15.1636°E / 37.5588; 15.1636 (Isole Ciclopi)	EUAP0171	[12]
Isole Egadi		Sicily	539.92	73.99	1991	37°55′54″N 12°21′21″E / 37.9316°N 12.3557°E / 37.9316; 12.3557 (Isole Egadi)	EUAP0172	[13]
Isole Pelagie		Sicily	41.36	46.28	2002	35°31′48″N 12°33′03″E / 35.5299°N 12.5509°E / 35.5299; 12.5509 (Isole Pelagie)	EUAP0553	[14]
Isole Tremiti		Apulia	14.66	20.41	1989	42°07′37″N 15°30′10″E / 42.1269°N 15.5029°E / 42.1269; 15.5029 (Isole Tremiti)	EUAP0168	[15]
Isole di Ventotene e Santo Stefano		Lazio	27.99	9.84	1997	40°47′30″N 13°26′23″E / 40.7918°N 13.4397°E / 40.7918; 13.4397 (Isole di Ventotene e Santo Stefano)	EUAP0947	[16]
Miramare		Friuli-Venezia Giulia	0.30	1.10	1986	45°42′11″N 13°42′41″E / 45.7031°N 13.7115°E / 45.7031; 13.7115 (Miramare)	EUAP0167	[17]
Penisola del Sinis - Isola Mal di Ventre		Sardinia	267.03	30.08	1997	39°59′12″N 8°18′19″E / 39.9867°N 8.3053°E / 39.9867; 8.3053 (Penisola del Sinis - Isola Mal di Ventre)	EUAP0951	[18]
Plemmirio		Sicily	24.29	14.35	2004	37°00′09″N 15°19′43″E / 37.0025°N 15.3285°E / 37.0025; 15.3285 (Plemmirio)	EUAP0512	[19]
Porto Cesareo		Apulia	166.54	32.71	1997	40°15′19″N 17°53′05″E / 40.2554°N 17.8847°E / 40.2554; 17.8847 (Porto Cesareo)	EUAP0950	[20]
Portofino		Liguria	3.46	13.89	1998	44°18′02″N 9°13′04″E / 44.3005°N 9.2178°E / 44.3005; 9.2178 (Portofino)	EUAP0949	[21]
Punta Campanella		Campania	15.39	31.43	1997	40°34′12″N 14°19′26″E / 40.5700°N 14.3239°E / 40.5700; 14.3239 (Punta Campanella)	EUAP0946	[22]
Regno di Nettuno		Campania	112.56	52.39	2007	40°44′29″N 13°59′16″E / 40.7413°N 13.9878°E / 40.7413; 13.9878 (Regno di Nettuno)	EUAP0917	[23]
Santa Maria di Castellabate		Campania	70.95	19.26	2009	40°15′18″N 14°54′26″E / 40.2549°N 14.9071°E / 40.2549; 14.9071 (Santa Maria di Castellabate)	EUAP1225	[24]
Secche della Meloria		Tuscany	93.72	0.21	2009	43°32′55″N 10°12′27″E / 43.5485°N 10.2074°E / 43.5485; 10.2074 (Secche della Meloria)	EUAP1227	[25]
Tavolara - Punta Coda Cavallo		Sardinia	153.57	76.09	1997	40°51′39″N 9°43′31″E / 40.8607°N 9.7252°E / 40.8607; 9.7252 (Tavolara - Punta Coda Cavallo)	EUAP0952	[26]
Secche di Tor Paterno		Lazio	13.87	0.00	2000	41°37′03″N 12°27′26″E / 41.6175°N 12.4573°E / 41.6175; 12.4573 (Secche di Tor Paterno)	EUAP1172	[27]
Torre del Cerrano		Abruzzo	34.30	7.10	2009	42°35′08″N 14°05′25″E / 42.5855°N 14.0904°E / 42.5855; 14.0904 (Torre del Cerrano)	EUAP1226	[28]
Torre Guaceto		Apulia	22.27	8.41	1991	40°43′01″N 17°47′55″E / 40.7169°N 17.7985°E / 40.7169; 17.7985 (Torre Guaceto)	EUAP0169	[29]

List of Submerged Archaeological Parks

Name	Image	Region	Area (km2)	Coast (km)	Established	Coordinates	EUAP Code	Reference
Baia		Campania	1.77	3.72	2002	40°49′19″N 14°04′39″E / 40.8219°N 14.0774°E / 40.8219; 14.0774 (Baia)	EUAP0849	[30]
Gaiola		Campania	0.41	1.99	2002	40°47′31″N 14°11′13″E / 40.7919°N 14.1869°E / 40.7919; 14.1869 (Gaiola)	EUAP0850	[31]