Overview of Belize

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Overview of Belizes Marine Protected Areas

• Nadia Bood
• MAR Reef Scientist
• World Wildlife Fund

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• Belize has 26.22 of national territory
  protected.
• 36.46 terrestrial realm protected.
• - 13.64 marine realm protected.

Source BERDS
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• Marine Protected Areas
• - 18 total
• - Include
• Marine reserves
• National parks
• Natural monuments
• Wildlife sanctuaries
• SPAGs

Source BERDS
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Name MPA Type Status
Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Inactive
Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve and National Park Active
Hol Chan Marine Reserve Active
Caye Caulker Marine and Forest Reserve Active
Swallow Caye Wildlife Sanctuary Active
South Water Caye Marine Reserve Active
Laughing Bird National Park Active
Gladden Split Silk Cayes Marine Reserve Active
Port Honduras Marine Reserve Active
Sapadillo Cayes Marine Reserve Active
Half Moon Caye Natural Monument Active
Blue Hole Natural Monument Active
Glover's Reef Marine Reserve Active
Dog Flea SPAG Active
Caye Bokel SPAG Active
Sandbore SPAG Inactive
South Point SPAG Inactive
Caye Glory SPAG Inactive
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MPA Name Management Type Management Agency
Corozal Bay Inactive None
Bacalar Chico Government Fisheries Forestry
Hol Chan Quasi-government Fisheries HC Trust Fund
Caye Caulker Co-management Fisheries, Forestry FAMRACC
Swallow Caye Co-management Forestry Friends of S. Caye
South Water Caye Government Fisheries
Laughing Bird Co-management Forestry Friends of Nature
Gladden Split Silk Cayes Co-management Fisheries Friends of Nature
Port Honduras Co-management Fisheries TIDE
Sapadillo Cayes Co-management Fisheries TASTE
Half Moon Caye Co-management Forestry BAS
Blue Hole Co-management Forestry BAS
Glover's Reef Government Fisheries
Dog Flea Co-management Fisheries UB
Caye Bokel Co-management Fisheries UB
Sandbore Inactive None
South Point Inactive None
Caye Glory Inactive None
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MPA Name Estimated Current Annual Management Costs (BZ/yr)
Corozal Bay No active management
Bacalar Chico 200,000
Hol Chan 600,000
Caye Cualker 200,000
Swallow Caye ?
South Water Caye 200,000
Laughing Bird 420,000
Gladden Split Silk Cayes 580,000
Port Honduras 350,000
Sapadillo Cayes 200,000
Half Moon Caye 300,000
Blue Hole 150,000
Glover's Reef 200,000
Dog Flea ?
Caye Bokel ?
Sandbore No active management
Caye Glory No active management
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MPA Name Current Visitation (/yr) Current Visitation (/yr)
MPA Name Domestic Foreign
Corozal Bay ? ?
Bacalar Chico ? 2,700
Hol Chan 4,493 51,332
Caye Cualker 988 16,211
Swallow Caye ? ?
South Water Caye ? ?
Laughing Bird 1,000 9,000
Gladden Split Silk Cayes 2,500 6,000
Port Honduras 500 1,000
Sapadillo Cayes 1,000 2,336
Half Moon Caye 200 9,000
Blue Hole 200 8,500
Glover's Reef  ? gt4,281
Dog Flea ? ?
Caye Bokel ? ?
Sandbore ? ?
South Point ? ?
Caye Glory ? ?
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MPA Name Fee Level (BZ/day) Fee Level (BZ/day)
MPA Name Domestic Foreign
Corozal Bay None None
Bacalar Chico None 10 (30/wk)
Hol Chan None 20
Caye Cualker None 10
Swallow Caye None 10
South Water Caye None 10
Laughing Bird 10 20
Gladden Split Silk Cayes None 20 (60 w shark zone)
Port Honduras None 10
Sapadillo Cayes None 20
Half Moon Caye 2.5 20
Blue Hole None 60
Glover's Reef None 10
Dog Flea None None
Caye Bokel None None
Sandbore None None
South Point None None
Caye Glory None None
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MPA Name Revenue Generated (BZ/yr) Revenue Generated (BZ/yr) Revenue Generated (BZ/yr) Revenue Generated (BZ/yr)
MPA Name 2003 2004 2005 2006
Corozal Bay  0 0  0  0 
Bacalar Chico  0 0  0  41,160
Hol Chan 494,526 661,558 897,326  ?
Caye Cualker  0 0  0  162,110
Swallow Caye     ?  ? 
South Water Caye 0  0  0  43,870
Laughing Bird  ? ?  ?  ? 
Gladden Split Silk Cayes  ? ?  ?  ? 
Port Honduras  0 0  5,000 35,000
Sapadillo Cayes 0 0 0 46,710
Half Moon Caye  ? ?  ?  ? 
Blue Hole  ? ?  ?  ? 
Glover's Reef  0 0   0 gt42,810
Dog Flea  0 0  0  0 
Caye Bokel  0 0 0 0 
Sandbore 0  0  0  0 
South Point 0 0  0  0 
Caye Glory 0  0  0 0 
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MPA Name Main Funding Sources
Corozal Bay MBRS??
Bacalar Chico User Fees GoB PACT TNC MBRS
Hol Chan User Fees
Caye Cualker User Fees GoB PACT MBRS
Swallow Caye User Fees PACT UNDP/GEF
South Water Caye User Fees GoB PACT TNC MBRS
Laughing Bird User Fees PACT WWFTNC OAK UNDP/GEF
Gladden Split Silk Cayes User Fees PACT WWFTNC MBRS OAK UNDP/GEF
Port Honduras User Fees TNC MBRS OAK Summit UNDP/GEF
Sapadillo Cayes User Fees GoB PACT (2005) TNC MBRS UNDP/GEF
Half Moon Caye User Fees PACT TNC MBRS OAK Summit (past) UNDP/GEF
Blue Hole User Fees
Glover's Reef User Fees GoB WCS MBRS
Dog Flea OAK
Caye Bokel OAK
Sandbore None
Caye Glory None
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