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Glovers Reef Marine Reserve

Glovers Reef Marine Reserve

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Glovers Reef Atoll

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The southernmost of Belize's three offshore atolls.

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Location
Belize
Region
Not yet known
Type
Marine Reserve
Designation Status
Formally designated
Established
1993-05-22
Designating Legislation/Agreement
Fisheries (Glovers Reef Marine Reserve) Order 1993
Area
350.67 square kilometers of sea
350.67 square kilometers overall, including land
No-take Area
8.918 square kilometers
Management Objectives
  • The Atoll's lagoon provides nursery and feeding habitats for at least three species of sea turtles, eight species of sharks and rays, more than twenty species of aggregating reef fish, and numerous species of coral
IUCN Management Category
IV
Managed By
Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Gov't of Belize
Active Management Began
Not yet known
Active Management Ended
Not yet known
Management Websites
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MPA Website
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