Tabarca in terms of marine ecology. Therefore, waters around Tabarca were declared a Marine reserve in 1986, the first of its kind in Spain. This status was mainly granted due to its submarine posidonia prairie, which is the largest in the Spanish Mediterranean and has an extraordinary ecological value in terms of marine fauna and flora. In order to both enhance the marine biodiversity and protect it from fishing, an artificial reef was laid near the island by the Marine Reserve authorities. Tabarca Tabarca (, ) also known in Valencian as "Nova Tabarca" and "Illa Plana", and in Spanish as "Nueva
La Digue and Inner Islands La Digue and Inner Islands La Digue and Inner Islands is one of the 26 districts of Seychelles. It consists of the island of La Digue and assorted smaller islands of the Inner Islands. La Digue and Inner Islands district has an area of and a population of 3506 as of 2012. The population density is 83.8 inhabitants / km². It is located in the Inner Islands. Most of the islands of the district belong to the Granitic Seychelles. The district was created in 1994 when the government united former La Digue District and Silhouette District. It is managed by