South Berry Islands Marine Reserve

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Key Information

TYPE
MPA
DESIGNATION
Marine Reserve
LOCATED IN
Northwestern Bahamas
Bahamas
AREA
204 km2 MARINE AREA
207 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Department of Marine Resources
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
Marine life removal is prohibited (or entry is prohibited)
DATA SOURCE(S)

Boundary: The Nature Conservancy (Unmodified)

DATA VERSION

1.0

LAST REVIEWED

January 2023

OTHER DATABASES
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID: 555592584

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Purpose

To prevent, reduce, or eliminate various forms of pollution to ensure adequate protection of the environment and the health of its citizens, to conserve the biological diversity of the country and the stability, integrity, resilience and productivity of ecosystems; and to provide for the environment to be fully integrated into policy, plans, programmes and development project decisions that might be detrimental to the continued health safety and productivity of the country’s environment.

Species of Concern: Conch, Bonefish, Crawfish, Scalefish, Sea Turtles, Crabs

Regulations Summary

Restrictions

No person shall fish or remove any fishery resource from the protected area.

Allowed

None.

Governing Regulations

Gear and Activity Restrictions i

Fishing Gear

Activities

RESTRICTED
NOT APPLICABLE OR UNKNOWN