Maaya Thila MPA (Ari Atoll)

Maaya Thila is one of the Maldives' most famous night-dive pinnacles in North Ari Atoll (Alif Alif), gazetted as a Marine Protected Area (MPA, 1024 ha) by the EPA under EPPA 4/93, decree E/95/32, declared 27 Sep 1995. Spearfishing is prohibited nationwide (Section 12(a), R-75/2020) and fishing inside this Ministry-gazetted MPA is separately prohibited (Section 12(b)).