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Maabaidhoo Koaru and Fushi Kan’du Area

  • 521 haProtected zone
  • 2021Protected since
  • 1.2 kmFrom Maabaidhoo
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Dive siteIsland reserveMangrove & wetlandProtected areaLaamu Atoll

Maabaidhoo Koaru and Fushi Kan’du Area is a dive site in Laamu Atoll (Hahdhunmathi), Maldives. It was declared a protected area in 2021 under the Environment Protection and Preservation Act. The protected zone covers about 521.1 hectares (5.21 km²). Protection category: Category 6: Habitat/Species Management Area, Category 7: Protected Area with Sustainable Use. The nearest inhabited island is Maabaidhoo, about 1.2 km away.

Nearest islands

  1. KanuhuraaUninhabited0.7 km
  2. FushiUninhabited1.1 km
  3. MaabaidhooInhabited1.2 km
  4. RahaaUninhabited1.8 km
  5. HikandhirahaaUninhabited2.2 km
  6. KandaruUninhabited2.4 km

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Protected area record: Environmental Protection Agency, Protected Areas of the Maldives (2023–2024 lists). The circle on the map shows the size of the protected zone, not its exact boundary.