Proclamation No. 171 declaring the Turtle Islands Municipality and its surrounding waters as a protected area. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Institution Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Abstract This Proclamation declares the Turtle Islands Municipality and its surrounding waters, reckoned fifteen kilometres from the shoreline of each of the islands located in the Southwestern Sulu Sea, Province of Tawi-Tawi, as a protected area pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 (NIPAS Act of 1992). The protected area shall be known as the Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary. Full text English Website www.pawb.gov.ph