So while there is no provision for the protection of marine areas, the expertise and administrative agencies needed for MPAs are similar to those of national parks. Kenting National Park has been in existence for nearly 27 years and the setting up of Dongsha Atoll Marine National Park was announced on January 17th 2007.
由於它在保護精神及層級上接近「國家公園」，已經成立近 27 年的「墾丁國家公園」和今年 1 月 17 日年剛公告成立的「東沙環礁國家公園」，應可算是海洋保護區。