Mount Kumgang Biosphere Reserve (Sea Kumgang coastal/marine area)

UNESCO Man and the Biosphere reserve in the southeast of the DPRK on the East Sea (Sea of Japan) coast, in Kangwon Province. The reserve includes adjacent marine areas to the east; of 254,076 ha total it comprises roughly 8,469 ha of marine area. The coastal 'Sea Kumgang' zone and its natural lagoon lakes are habitat for migratory birds on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and are managed for conservation, with fishing carried out only via designated state fishing stations and fishery co-operatives. Extractive recreational activity such as spearfishing is not provided for.