Regional Decree No. 15/2014/A creating the Underwater Archaeological Park of Caroline on the island of Pico. Pays/Territoire Portugal Sous-division territoriale Azores Type du document Règlement Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Diário da República No. 158, 19 August 2014. Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Aire protégée Aire marine Zonage Patrimoine culturel Zones marines protégées Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Sud Entry into force notes This Regional Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Résumé This Regional Decree, consisting of 8 articles and 1 Annex, creates and specifies the geographical coordinates of the Underwater Archaeological Park of Caroline on the island of Pico. This underwater protected area is delimited with the coordinates 38 31, 887 'North Latitude and 28 32, 420' West Longitude (DDM system - decimal degrees) WGS 84, off the west coast of Pico island, to the west of Fábrica de Conservas da Madalena, between the coastline and the ilhéu baixo do canal. The Archaeological Park of Caroline aims at fulfilling the objectives set out in article 36 of the Regional Legislative Decree No. 27/2004/A of 24 August. It specifies authorized and unauthorized activities to be performed within the above mentioned underwater protected area. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.dre.pt