Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park

Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park () is a national park in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

 Location 
The Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park covers part of the island of Fernando de Noronha. This is a municipality of Pernambuco. It has an area of . The Fernando de Noronha Environmental Protection Area covers the urban part of the island of Fernando de Noronha. The Fernando de Noronha National Park covers the rest.

The area has a large marine extension to the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, which is also in the National Park.

 Administration 
On September 14, 1988, this national park was created. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). The park is classified as IUCN protected area category II (national park).

The idea is to save a natural ecosystem of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty. Furthermore, it supports scientific research, environmental education and interpretation, outdoors recreation and tourism.

An unofficial management plan was released on 31 December 1990. The advisory council was named on 31 December 2001. A new management plan with different studies was made public on 29 November 2010.

 Environment 
The island was used as a prison before. Therefor, much of the original vegetation was cut. It happened to make it harder for prisoners to hide. After that, the non-native flaxseed was plant there. It spread uncontrollably. The teju lizard was introduced to reduce the rat population. Now, the lizard is also a problem. Despite the stated objective of recovery of the environment, sheep continued to be farmed on the island.

Protected birds in the park include Noronha elaenia (Elaenia ridleyana), red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus), white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Sargasso shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), Noronha vireo (Vireo gracilirostris).

Other protected species in the park include the crabs Johngarthia lagostoma and Percnon gibbesi, the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris), the starfish Echinaster (Othilia) guyanensis, the slate pencil urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides), the sea ginger coral Millepora alcicornis and the coral Phyllogorgia dilatata,

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Category:IUCN Category II