Marine Protected Area (MPA) is a marine area that provides protection for all or part of the natural resources it contains. Within an MPA, certain activities are limited, or entirely prohibited.
MPAs do not necessarily exclude fishing, research or other human activities.
Recently India has extended its support for protecting the Antarctic environment and for co-sponsoring the proposal of the European Union for designating East Antarctica and the Weddell Sea as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
