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20th
ANNIVERSARY
The first no-take natural
reserve designated in the
waters of Puerto Rico that
was conceived and proposed
by the community and
members of the Fishermen
Association of Culebra to Community Collaborative
Management and
protect all species within its
Public Participation
boundaries.
A local Community Council was created to help
The natural reserve was
document and resolve issues affecting Culebra’s Marine
designated in 1999 to protect Protected Area (MPA). In collaboration with the
corals and all marine species, Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
(DNER), the council introduces new policies as needed,
replenish fish stocks and to better manage reserve resources as part of the
create local jobs. ongoing implementation of this reserve’s adaptive
collaborative management plan.
email: culebra.reserva.natural@gmail.com
Community Council Newsletter Vol. 1. INTRODUCTION April 2019
Animal Setbacks: A 100m setback from the high tide Culebra’s Marine Protected
waterline has been established from the beaches of this Area (MPA) enjoys the first
reserve for cat feeding stations and tied horses, to protect the successful community coral
health and safety of visitors as well as to conserve the farming and transplanting
wilderness character of the reserve’s beaches. The project in the Eastern
Community Council is grateful for the assistance provided by Caribbean.