Wrangel Island Nature Reserve marine zone (заповедник «Остров Врангеля»)

Federal strict nature reserve (zapovednik, UNESCO World Heritage) covering Wrangel and Herald Islands in the Arctic Ocean between the Chukchi and East Siberian Seas, Chukotka. The surrounding waters are protected to ~24 nmi offshore (extended in 1999); as a zapovednik it excludes practically all human activity except science, so all fishing/spearfishing is prohibited in its marine zone.