Arrecifes de Xcalak - Zona de Uso Restringido Xcayal-Ensenada Xahuachol

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Key Information

DESIGNATION
National Park Restricted Use Zone
LOCATED IN
Quintana Roo
Mexico
AREA
38 km2 MARINE AREA
38 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
Marine life removal is prohibited (or entry is prohibited)
DATA SOURCE(S)

Regulations: COBI

Boundary: The National Commission for National Protected Areas (CONANP) (Unmodified)

DATA VERSION

2.0

LAST REVIEWED

January 2024

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Propósito

To protect this area, in which all the ecosystems of the park area represented and which has the greatest diversity of scleractinian and gorgonians corals, and fish, and with the least diversity of algae, which is a traditional indicator of a healthy reef systems.

Species of Concern: Sea turtles, clams, snails, magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), pink snail, lobsters

Regulations Summary

Restricciones

The following activities are not permitted:
1. Free diving.
2. SCUBA diving.
3. Tours or visits on motorized boats.
4. Commercial cooperative fishing of Caribbean lobster.
5. Traditional fishing with hand line.
6. Commercial fishing.
7. Sport fishing (catch-and-release).

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1. Tours or visits in non-motorized vessels.
2. Ships in transit.
3. Commercial video recording, photography and sound recording.
4. Scientific research.
5. Environmental education.
6. Ecological restoration.
7. Ecological protection and conservation.
8. Ecological monitoring.
9. Waiting to anchor without other associated activities.

Governing Regulations