The Tide List · considered directory
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New Caledonia · South-West Pacific Ocean
Six marine clusters around New Caledonia representing exceptional coral-reef diversity and a connected sequence of habitats from mangroves and seagrass to barrier reefs and oceanic waters.
Aldabra Group · Seychelles
One of the world’s largest raised coral atolls, formed by four main coral islands around a shallow lagoon and surrounded by reef in the Indian Ocean.
Northwest Indian Ocean · Yemen
A remote northwest Indian Ocean archipelago near the Gulf of Aden with exceptionally distinctive terrestrial biodiversity and rich coral, coastal-fish and crustacean communities.
Tasman Sea · New South Wales · Australia
A remote Tasman Sea island group of volcanic origin with the world’s most southerly true coral reef, endemic species and important seabird breeding habitat.
Quintana Roo · Yucatán Peninsula · Mexico
A protected Caribbean coastal mosaic on the eastern Yucatán Peninsula linking mangroves, wetlands, lagoons, beaches, seagrass and part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
Lamu Island · Kenya
A continuously inhabited Swahili coastal town on Lamu Island whose coral-stone, mangrove-timber architecture and history reflect centuries of Indian Ocean trade and cultural exchange.
Vega · Nordland · Norway
A World Heritage archipelago south of the Arctic Circle where fishing, farming and the long tradition of tending wild eider ducks shaped a distinctive exposed coastal landscape.
Jeju Island · Republic of Korea
Jeju’s community of women breath-hold divers, recognised by UNESCO as living cultural heritage tied to marine knowledge, harvesting and intergenerational transmission.
Ventura and Santa Barbara coast · California · United States
A five-island national park off Southern California reached by boat, with no island transport and trip planning shaped by crossings, mandatory orientation and current conditions.
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands · Hawaiʻi · United States
A vast protected cultural and natural seascape in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands where activities are prohibited, exempted or regulated and most physical access requires a permit.
Republic of Palau
Palau’s official visitor pledge places ecological and cultural responsibility inside the arrival process and addresses the promise to the country’s children.
Australia
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