Within the marine area of the Park there are three zones:

Zone A - no boat activity is allowed
Zone B - boats are allowed with speed limit of 6 miles per hour; no anchoring is allowed
Zone C - boats are allowed with speed limit of 6 miles per hour; anchoring is allowed

On land several restrictions protect the nesting beaches (no building, visitors are allowed on the nesting beaches from 7:00pm to 7:00am, control of the number of visitors etc). Furthermore restrictions on building and tourist development of the area are applied on the zones of land that adjoining the nesting beaches.

The Marine Park encompasses the marine area of the Bay of Laganas, the sea turtle nesting beaches and a zone of land adjoining them, the wetland of Keri Lake and the two small islands of Strophadia, which are 50 miles south from the island of Zakynthos.

It is worth noting that Greece is the only European country where the loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta nest, with Zakynthos being the most important nesting area in Mediterranean.

Furthermore the area is characterised by a variety of habitats, of European interest including sand dunes, Posidonia oceanica beds, the critically endangered Sea daffodil (Pancratium maritimum), submerged reefs, as well as hundreds of species of flora and fauna, some of which are of great importance.

The President of Greek Republic, signed the presidential decree for the establishment of the National Marine Park on 1st December 1999 (Gov. Gazzette 906/D 22 December 1999).

The Organisation of the Marine Park was formed as a result of a National Government Ministerial Decision on 20th July 2000.
The Organisation of the Marine Park is a non profit organisation.

The Marine Park Organisation is the administration agency that is responsible for realizing the aims to achieve the integrated management of the protected areas within the National Marine Park. The Organisation is responsible fo

The Management Agency of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos aims at developing new initiatives and economic activities compatible with the principles of Integrated Management and Sustainable Development.

Considering the current pressures on the natural environment, the NMPZ will constitute a laboratory trying to conciliate the actual tourism development and the initial aims of the NMPZ. In order to achieve this goal, different actions will be leaded as the implementation of a charter for sustainable tourism, the non-stop information of stakeholders involved in this activity and the creation of a long term commitment through different programmes and activities.

The National Marine Park of Zakynthos (N.M.P.Z.) is the recently established marine park situated at the southern most part of the island of Zakynthos. The Presidential Decree for the establishment of the N.M.P.Z. was signed on the 1st of December 1999 by the President of the Greek Republic.

The Marine Park's objectives are to preserve the natural environment and conserve the ecological balance of the marine and coastal area of the Bay of Laganas and of the Strophadia Islands.

Within the Marine Park is the most important loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta nesting rookery in the Mediterranean, a habitat essential for protection.