Applications open for Advisory Committee overseeing South Ari Marine Park

The government has today announced that it will be accepting applications for membership of the Advisory Council which will be tasked with overseeing the conservation of the South Ari Marine Park (SAMPa) - the designated area in Alif Dhaalu atoll where whale sharks are observed throughout the year.

South Ari Marine Park covers 5140 hectares spanning from the northwest of Alif Dhaalu atoll Rangali reef to the edge of the Dhigurah reef, including the areas 1km outside of the reefs of the intervening islands. The government designated this area as the South Ari Marine Park on July 11, 2019.