page_title: Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area
section_title: Extent
hierarchical_section_title: Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area / Extent
caption_attribution_description: English: Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area Map (Bathymetry)
context_page_description: The Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area is a coastal and offshore marine protected area between the Lovu and Mzimayi estuaries, off the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, South Africa.
context_section_description: The protected area includes the seabed, subsoil and water column inside the boundaries. Length of coastline protected since 2004 is 18,30 km The area of ocean protected previous to the 2018 extension was 126 km². now 670 km².
caption: Bathymety of the older parts of the Aliwal Shoal MPA
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