Area marina protetta Capo Rizzuto is a small scale coastal marine reserve located in the
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province of Crotone
The province of Crotone ( it, provincia di Crotone) is a province in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It was formed in 1992 out of a section of the province of Catanzaro. The provincial capital is the city of Crotone. It borders the provinc ...
, in the ''
comuni
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Crotone
Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...
. Its official centre is located at 38°58'N / 17°13'E.
It is divided into three zones, each with its own level of protection.
* Zone-A, Integral Reserve - Fully closed for all disturbing activities, including scuba diving, bathing, fishing and shipping. Only scientific research, emergency services and trips organised by the management board are allowed in the area.
* Zone-B, General Reserve - The zones directly surrounding the integral reserves. Most activities are allowed as long as they adhere to some basic limitations, e.g. no motor sailing faster than five knots, no anchoring or mooring. Fishing activities are limited to residential fishing with lines and rods.
* Zone-C, Partial Reserve - The remainder of the reserve adheres mostly to the same limitations as the general reserve but with a less stringent regime. Motor sailing is limited to ten knots.
The Capo Rizzuto area encompasses roughly of open water, bordering of coastline. It is in the easternmost part of
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including C ...
.
Protection
The area is a Specially Protected Area under the
Barcelona Convention
The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, originally the Convention for Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution,Map of the reserve