Table 3 Current Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) specifically designated for the conservation of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the PRD and the cumulative size of the estuarine habitat under legal protection.

From: Threshold of long-term survival of a coastal delphinid in anthropogenically degraded environment: Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Pearl River Delta

MPA

Area (km2)

Guangdong Pearl River Estuary Chinese White Dolphin National Nature Reserve (mainland China waters)

460

Guangdong Jiangmen (Taishan Daijin Island) Chinese White Dolphin Provincial Nature Reserve (mainland China waters)

108

Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park (Hong Kong waters)

12

Total

580

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