Sapodilla Cayes

Sapodilla Cayes

Sapodilla Cayes (Spanish: Cayos Zapotillos, Cayos Sapodilla or Cayos Sapote)[1] is an uninhabited atoll in the Gulf of Honduras. It is generally considered to be within the territorial waters of Belize, but Guatemala claims that the Belize–Guatemala maritime boundary is northwest of Sapodilla.[2] Honduras also lays claims to Sapodilla Caye in its 1982 constitution.[1]

Marine reserve

Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Location Gulf of Honduras
Nearest city Punta Gorda[3]
Area 15,618 hectares (38,590 acres)
Established 1996
Governing body
  • Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
  • Southern Environmental Association

Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve is a national protected marine reserve declared over the Sapodilla Cayes. It was established in 1996 and is administered by the Fisheries Department of Belize.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Hudson, T.; Burr, J.M.. "The Sapodilla Cays: Geopolitical Asterisk in the Bay of Honduras". Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers. http://sites.maxwell.syr.edu/clag/yearbook1986/hudson.htm. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Prescott, J.R.V. (1985). The Martime Political Boundaries of the World. London: Methuen. pp. 347–350. ISBN 0416417507. 
  3. ^ Belize Tourism Board. "Sapodilla Cayes Marine Park". Travel Belize. http://www.travelbelize.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=200&Itemid=252. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  4. ^ Belize Tropical Forest Studies (2010). "Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve". Biodiversity and Environmental Resource Data System. http://www.biodiversity.bz/find/protected_area/profile.phtml?pa_id=133. 


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