Nine areas are under consideration as potential habitat areas of particular concern, while several such areas have already been established to protect vulnerable ecosystems, including by the prohibition of certain types of gear in those areas.
目前正在考虑把9个海区作为特别关注生境区，同时有几个海区已经划为生境区，以保护脆弱的生态系统，包括在这些区内禁止使用某种渔具。