Regulations for the Designation of Marine Sanctuaries
2025-06-30
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Article 1
These regulations are formulated in accordance with Paragraph 5, Article 8 of the Marine Conservation Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act).
Article 2
The “marine ecosystems requiring special protection” defined in Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act refer to sea areas or adjacent land areas that meet any of the following criteria:
1. Uniqueness or rarity of natural resources.
2. Special importance for life history stages of species.
3. Importance for threatened, endangered, or declining species and/or habitats.
4. Vulnerability, relative fragility, sensitivity, or slow recovery.
5. Relatively high biological diversity and biological productivity.
6. Relative naturalness.
7. Mature carbon sink capacity.
8. Other circumstances recognized by the central competent authority as requiring special protection.
1. Uniqueness or rarity of natural resources.
2. Special importance for life history stages of species.
3. Importance for threatened, endangered, or declining species and/or habitats.
4. Vulnerability, relative fragility, sensitivity, or slow recovery.
5. Relatively high biological diversity and biological productivity.
6. Relative naturalness.
7. Mature carbon sink capacity.
8. Other circumstances recognized by the central competent authority as requiring special protection.
Article 3
The central competent authority shall prepare a draft plan for the designation of a marine sanctuary, which shall include the following contents:
1. The plan’s title in both Chinese and English, background, objectives, and scope.
2. The boundaries of the marine sanctuary, and the name, land ownership, longitude and latitude coordinates of the boundaries, area, and maps of each subzone.
3. An overview of environmentally sensitive areas and the natural environment adjacent to the marine sanctuary.
4. The marine spatial use and the current status of lands and buildings use in the adjacent land areas.
5. Scientific, social, and economic assessment reports on basic surveys of marine ecosystems, environmental resources, and biological diversity, as well as analysis of the value of ecosystem services.
6. Analysis of the necessity for special protection of marine ecosystems, as well as priority protection areas or primary conservation targets.
7. Marine sanctuary zoning plans, related control matters and conservation measures.
8. Opinions of relevant agencies, stakeholders, people, legal persons or organizations, etc.
9. Other related matters.
1. The plan’s title in both Chinese and English, background, objectives, and scope.
2. The boundaries of the marine sanctuary, and the name, land ownership, longitude and latitude coordinates of the boundaries, area, and maps of each subzone.
3. An overview of environmentally sensitive areas and the natural environment adjacent to the marine sanctuary.
4. The marine spatial use and the current status of lands and buildings use in the adjacent land areas.
5. Scientific, social, and economic assessment reports on basic surveys of marine ecosystems, environmental resources, and biological diversity, as well as analysis of the value of ecosystem services.
6. Analysis of the necessity for special protection of marine ecosystems, as well as priority protection areas or primary conservation targets.
7. Marine sanctuary zoning plans, related control matters and conservation measures.
8. Opinions of relevant agencies, stakeholders, people, legal persons or organizations, etc.
9. Other related matters.
Article 4
Where a relevant agency, legal person, or organization proposes a potential site for the designation of a marine sanctuary, such proposal shall be submitted in writing to the central competent authority, specifying the contents set forth in Paragraphs 1 to 6 of the preceding article. The central competent authority shall respond with an evaluation of the proposal.
If the evaluation referred to in the preceding paragraph determines that it is necessary to designate the site as a marine sanctuary, the central competent authority shall prepare a draft plan for the designation of the marine sanctuary in accordance with the provisions of the preceding article.
If the evaluation referred to in the preceding paragraph determines that it is necessary to designate the site as a marine sanctuary, the central competent authority shall prepare a draft plan for the designation of the marine sanctuary in accordance with the provisions of the preceding article.
Article 5
The central competent authority shall consult with relevant agencies for their opinions on the draft plan for the designation of the marine sanctuary. If necessary, it may invite relevant agencies, experts, scholars, or organizations to conduct on-site inspections and prepare records thereof.
In the circumstances mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the central competent authority shall, in conjunction with the central competent authority in charge of the indigenous affairs, handle the matter pursuant to the regulations of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Law and the Ocean Basic Act with regard to the parts involving indigenous lands or sea areas.
In the circumstances mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the central competent authority shall, in conjunction with the central competent authority in charge of the indigenous affairs, handle the matter pursuant to the regulations of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Law and the Ocean Basic Act with regard to the parts involving indigenous lands or sea areas.
Article 6
The central competent authority shall exhibit the draft plan for the designation of the marine sanctuary in public for thirty days and hold a public hearing.
The dates and locations of the public exhibitions and public hearings referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be published in the Executive Yuan Gazettes, newspapers, online, or by other appropriate methods to make the plan widely
known, and shall also be posted on bulletin boards of the central competent authority, the municipality or county (city) government, and township (town, city, district) offices in the area where the marine sanctuary is planned to be located.
During the public exhibition period specified in Paragraph 1, organizations or individuals may submit their opinions to the central competent authority in writing, stating their names and addresses.
The dates and locations of the public exhibitions and public hearings referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be published in the Executive Yuan Gazettes, newspapers, online, or by other appropriate methods to make the plan widely
known, and shall also be posted on bulletin boards of the central competent authority, the municipality or county (city) government, and township (town, city, district) offices in the area where the marine sanctuary is planned to be located.
During the public exhibition period specified in Paragraph 1, organizations or individuals may submit their opinions to the central competent authority in writing, stating their names and addresses.
Article 7
The central competent authority shall submit the draft plan for the designation of the marine sanctuary, opinions from organizations or the public, and records of public hearings to the Marine Conservation Review Committee of the Ocean Affairs Council for review. After approval by the Committee, the central competent authority shall approve and publicly announce the plan.
The announcement referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be published in the Executive Yuan Gazettes, newspapers, online, or by other appropriate methods to make it widely known.
The announcement referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be published in the Executive Yuan Gazettes, newspapers, online, or by other appropriate methods to make it widely known.
Article 8
After the central competent authority designates a marine sanctuary, if any of the following circumstances arise, the marine sanctuary shall be modified or abolished, and Articles 3 and 5 through the preceding article of these Regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis:
1. Due to natural changes or major disasters, the conservation targets of the marine protected area have disappeared or migrated, making restoration or conservation impossible.
2. Due to natural changes or changes in circumstances, the scope of conservation needs to be expanded.
3. The functions and effectiveness of marine sanctuaries have been replaced by other protected areas or conservation measures.
4. It is required for major public interests of the nation.
5. Other circumstances deemed necessary for modification or abolition by the central competent authority.
When a marine sanctuary is modified or abolished as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the marine sanctuary conservation plan shall also be modified or
abolished accordingly.
1. Due to natural changes or major disasters, the conservation targets of the marine protected area have disappeared or migrated, making restoration or conservation impossible.
2. Due to natural changes or changes in circumstances, the scope of conservation needs to be expanded.
3. The functions and effectiveness of marine sanctuaries have been replaced by other protected areas or conservation measures.
4. It is required for major public interests of the nation.
5. Other circumstances deemed necessary for modification or abolition by the central competent authority.
When a marine sanctuary is modified or abolished as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the marine sanctuary conservation plan shall also be modified or
abolished accordingly.
Article 9
These Regulations shall come into force on July 1, 2025.