Dominican Republic (DOM)
Marine Protected Areas in The Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the eastern side of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti. The Dominican Republic is on the Atlantic Ocean to the North and the Caribbean Sea to the South, and has 1, 288 km of coastline and its Exclusive Economic Zone is approximately 255,898 sq km. Marine protected areas in The Dominican Republic include national parks, marine sanctuaries, and natural monuments among others. According to the Vice Ministry Coastal and Marine Resources, there are 34 Marine Protected Areas. The effectiveness of marine management in The Dominican Republic is limited due to lack of funding and resources to develop and efficiently implement management plans. In May of 2008, the government of The Dominican Republic, alongside leaders from other Caribbean nations committed to protecting nearly 20 percent of their marine and coastal habitat by 2020. With support from the Nature Conservancy the Caribbean Challenge was launched, a region-wide campaign to protect the health of the Caribbean’s lands and waters.
69 MPAs:
Area Nacional de Recreo Boca de Nigua Protected Landscape
Arrecifes del Sureste Marine Sanctuary (Santuario Marino)
Arrecifes del Suroeste Marine Sanctuary (Santuario Marino)
Arrecifes del Suroeste Marine Sanctuary
Arroyo La Ceja y Cano El Pinito No Take Area
Bahia de Luperon Wildlife Refuge (Refugio de Vida Silvestre)
Bahia de Luperón Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Bahia de San Lorenzo-Punta Arena No Take Area
Bancos de La Plata y La Navidad [Conservation Zone with Strictly Controlled Visitation] Marine Mammal Sanctuary (Santuario de Mamíferos Marinos)
Bancos de La Plata y La Navidad [Expansion] Marine Mammal Sanctuary (Santuario de Mamíferos Marinos)
Bancos de La Plata y La Navidad [Regulated Conservation and Sustainable Use Zone] Marine Mammal Sanctuary (Santuario de Mamíferos Marinos)
Bancos de La Plata y La Navidad [Strict Conservation Zone] Marine Mammal Sanctuary (Santuario de Mamíferos Marinos)
Boca de Barracote-Punta Los Cocos No Take Area
Boca del Rio Yabon No take area
Boca del Rio Yuna-Cano Colorado
Boca de Nigua National Recreation Area (Área Nacional de Recreo)
Cabo Frances Viejo (Monumento Natural)
Cabo Rojo - Bahía de las Águilas National Recreation Area (Área Nacional de Recreo)
Cayos Siete Hermanos Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Cayos Siete Hermanos Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Cotubanamá (Del Este) National Park (Parque Nacional)
El Morro National Park (Parque Nacional)
Estero Hondo Marine Mammal Sanctuary (Santuario de Mamíferos Marinos)
Estero Hondo Marine Mammal Sanctuary (Santuario de Mamíferos Marinos)
Francisco Alberto Caamano Deno National Park
Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó National Park (Parque Nacional)
Gran Estero Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Guaraguao - Punta Catuano National Recreation Area (Área Nacional de Recreo)
Humedales de Jaragua Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
Humedales del Bajo Yaque del Sur Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Isla Catalina Natural Monument (Monumento Natural)
Jaragua National Park (Parque Nacional)
Jaragua Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention)
Jorge Orlando Mera Marine Sanctuary (Santuario Marino)
La Caleta Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention)
La Caleta Marine National Park (Parque Nacional Submarino)
La Caleta Marine National Park (Parque Nacional Submarino)
La Gran Laguna o Perucho Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Laguna Gri-Gri Natural Monument
Laguna Gri-Grí Natural Monument (Monumento Natural)
Laguna Mallen Multiple Use
La Hispaniola National Park (Parque Nacional)
La Hispaniola National Park
Litoral Norte Puerto Plata
Los Haitises Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention)
Manglar de la Jina Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Manglar de la Jina Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Manglares de Estero Balsa National Park (Parque Nacional)
Manglares de Puerto Viejo Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Manglares de Puerto Viejo Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Mirador del Atlántico Via Panoramica (Vía Panorámica)
Mirador del Paraíso Via Panoramica (Vía Panorámica)
Naranjo Arriba No take area
Playa de Andres Boca Chica Ecological Corridor
Punta Bayahibe Natural Monument
Punta Bayahibe Natural Monument (Monumento Natural)
Ría Maimón Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Rio Cumayasa Cuevas Las Maravillas Natural Monument (Monumento Natural)
Rio Higuamo Ecological Corridor
Rio Higuamo Wildlife Refuge
Rio Soco Wildlife Refuge (Refugio de Vida Silvestre)
Río Soco Wildlife Refuge (Refugio De Vida Silvestre)
Santuario Marino del Norte Marine Sanctuary (Santuario Marino)
Sierra Martin Garcia National Park (Parque Nacional)
Sierra Martín García National Park (Parque Nacional)
Submarino Monte Cristi Marine National Park (Parque Nacional Submarino)
Submarino Monte Cristi Marine National Park (Parque Nacional Submarino)
Vía Panorámica Costa Azul Via Panoramica (Vía Panorámica)
Vía Panorámica Costa Azul Via Panoramica (Vía Panorámica)
