Punta de Manabique Wildlife Refuge

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Key Information

TYPE
MPA
DESIGNATION
Wildlife Refuge
LOCATED IN
Guatemala
AREA
988 km2 MARINE AREA
1,519 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
National Council of Protected Areas
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
No known restrictions on marine life removal beyond national or subnational generally applicable restrictions
DATA SOURCE(S)

Boundary: CONAP - National Council of Protected Area (Unmodified)

DATA VERSION

1.0

LAST REVIEWED

January 2023

OTHER DATABASES
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID: 12564

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Mērķis

To develop an integrated management system for the marine-coastal ecosystem of Punta de Manabique, which allows the maintenance of its essential ecological processes and sustainability in the production of derived goods and services: forest management, hunting, fishing, transit, tourism and community development.

Species of Concern: corals, crustaceans, green sea turtle, leatherback sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, tilapia, guapote, hammerhead shark, Blackbelt Cichlid

Regulations Summary

Ierobežojumi

To achieve the management objectives of the “Punta de Manabique” Wildlife Refuge, it has been zoned for better administration and management. The establishment of oil and mining concessions or exploratory activities for the exploitation of hydrocarbons and other non-renewable natural resources is prohibited in the entire area of the RVS Punta de Manabique.