Baie de Loango Marine Protected Area (Loango Bay Community Marine Reserve)

Community marine protected area approved 29 August 2022 in Loango Bay on Congo's Atlantic coast, just north of Pointe-Noire (anchored on Pointe Indienne / Loango / Diosso). One of only two known sea-turtle (green and hawksbill) foraging grounds on the mainland Central African coast; ~500 km2 per WDPA. As one of Congo's first MPAs, fishing activity is restricted; spearfishing should be treated as prohibited within the reserve. Center point set near Pointe Indienne in Loango Bay.