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Bluefields Bay Fish Sanctuary

Jamaica: JM-10

Site Description

"Bluefields Bay is a Special Fishery Conservation Areas are no-fishing zones reserved for the reproduction of fish populations. Their nature reserve statuses are declared by the Agriculture Minister under Orders privileged through Section 18 of the Fishing Industry Act of 1975. It is, therefore, illegal and punishable by law to engage in any unauthorized fishing activities in the demarcated zones."- http://www.moa.gov.jm/Fisheries/fish_sanctuary.php

Contacts & Resources

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

http://www.moa.gov.jm/Fisheries/fish_sanctuary.php

Data Sources

Original data record from World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) via ProtectedPlanet.net [view record on site].

Site Information Edit

Name: Bluefields Bay
Original Name: Bluefields Bay
Designation: Fish Sanctuary
English Designation: Fish Sanctuary
Designation Type: National
Status: Designated
Status Year: 2009
MPAtlas MPA Definition: True
Implemented?: True
MPA ID: 5834
WDPA ID: 555542822
WDPA Parcel ID: 555542822
IUCN Category: IV
No Take: Not Reported
No Take Area km²: 0.0
Reported Marine Area km²: 13.594
Reported Area km²: 13.594
fishing: No
fishing info: "Special Fishery Conservation Areas are no-fishing zones reserved for the reproduction of fish populations. Their nature reserve statuses are declared …
access: Yes
constancy: Year-round
permanence: Permanent
Governance Type: Not Reported
Management Authority: Fisheries Division
Ownership Type: Not Reported
Management Plan Type:
Management Plan Reference: Not Reported
International Criteria: Not Applicable

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