Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes

220039 WDPA ID
103.6 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Belize

Attributes

  • Original Name Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes
  • English Designation Marine Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category IV
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2000
  • Sublocation BZ-SC
  • Governance Type Collaborative governance
  • Management Authority Fisheries Department/Friends of Nature
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Belize MEE 2009
  • METT 2013, 2010

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Belize Updated: 2020 National Biodiversity Office

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net