South Water Caye Marine Reserve

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marine protected area nature reserve protected area of Belize

South Water Caye Marine Reserve is a protected marine area in Belize renowned for its rich coral reef ecosystems, diverse marine life, and importance as part of the UNESCO-listed Belize Barrier Reef.

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Label Occurrences
South Water Caye Marine Reserve canonical 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine protected area ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ
protected area of Belize ⓘ
conservationImportance part of Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ⓘ
contains South Water Caye NERFINISHED ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ
mangrove ecosystems ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
country Belize ⓘ
ecosystemType barrier reef ⓘ
fringing reef ⓘ
patch reef ⓘ
established 1996 ⓘ
governingBody Belize Fisheries Department ⓘ
hasResearchStations field research facilities on nearby cayes ⓘ
hasZoning conservation zones ⓘ
general use zones ⓘ
no-take zones ⓘ
humanActivities regulated fishing ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
IUCNCategory IV ⓘ
knownFor clear tropical waters ⓘ
diverse marine life ⓘ
high coral reef biodiversity ⓘ
legalFramework Fisheries Act of Belize ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Stann Creek District ⓘ
managementPlan South Water Caye Marine Reserve Management Plan ⓘ
namedAfter South Water Caye NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestCity Dangriga ⓘ
partOf Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryConservationFocus coral reef conservation ⓘ
fisheries management ⓘ
habitat protection ⓘ
region Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ⓘ
surface form: Mesoamerican Reef
supportsSpecies coral species ⓘ
manatees ⓘ
reef fish ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
threats climate change ⓘ
coastal development ⓘ
coral bleaching ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
tourismActivities birdwatching ⓘ
scuba diving ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage Site ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System → comprises → South Water Caye Marine Reserve ⓘ
Belize cayes → hasProtectedArea → South Water Caye Marine Reserve ⓘ
Stann Creek District → containsProtectedArea → South Water Caye Marine Reserve ⓘ