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The government has allocated one million euros to begin studies on the natural values to be classified and to engage the public in the process of creating the protected area.
The creation of the new D. Carlos Marine Reserve has just been put out for public consultation, which will run until 6 March. It will be the largest Marine Protected Area in Portugal, encompassing the Madeira-Tore seamounts and the Gorringe Bank, covering an area of 173,000 square kilometres. It is an offshore reserve nearly twice the size of Portugal’s land territory.
The Government has opened a public consultation on the creation of a new marine protected area that is almost twice the size of Portugal's land territory.
