Localizados em pleno Oceano Atlântico, entre a Europa e a América do Norte, os Açores são um arquipélago que se desenvolve no paralelo de Lisboa com as latitudes de 39º43'/36º55' N. As nove ilhas têm uma superfície total de 2.333 km² e uma Zona Económica Exclusiva de 984.300 km².
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Greenpeace International
http://www.greenpeace.org/
WWF - Global environmental conservation organization
http://www.panda.org/
United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/
OSPAR Commission
http://www.ospar.org/
IUCN - The World Conservation Union
http://www.iucn.org/
National Audubon Society
http://www.audubon.org/
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
The Convention on Biological Diversity
http://www.biodiv.org/default.shtml
