Myanmar

Basic facts on marine waters

• Territorial sea (12 nm zone): 12 nm from baseline
• Exclusive Economic Zone: 486,000 km²
• Coastline: 2,832 km
• Continental shelf: 230,000 km²
• Rakhine coastal region: 740km; 367,780 km²
• Ayeyarwady delta region: 892 km; 35,138 km²
• Tanintharyi coastal region: 1,200 km; 34,340 km²

National practices

• Marine Spatial Planning for Myanmar
• Marine Biodiversity Atlas pdf
• Characterization of fisheries and marine wildlife occurrence in southern Rakhine state and western Ayeyarwady region

National projects

• MSP training
• MSP in a nutshell
• Marine conservation in Myanmar

Current main uses:

There is currently no legal framework for MSP in Myanmar. However, the Wildlife Conservation Society is working with the National Coastal Resource Management Committee to build capacity in MSP implementation, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has made strong commitments to a national level Marine Spatial Plan at the 2017 and 2019 Our Oceans Conferences.

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Department of Fisheries

Dr. Htun Thein – Deputy Director

Office No-36
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Last updated: May 2020

Disclaimer: The illustrative map of this national profile does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Links to other sites are provided for information only.