Establishment of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Tatoareng Subdistrict, Kepulauan Sangihe District, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

The objective of the study is to determine the status of the biophysical and socioeconomic conditions of the communities involved for the establishment of marine protected area in Tatoareng Subdistrict. The coral reef condition in the Tatoareng Subdistrict was classified as poor to fair, while reef fish condition was high in terms of species richness and abundance relative to the other sites studied.