Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes

220039 WDPA ID
Not Reported Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Belize

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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 and Southern Environmental Association (SEA)
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Belize MEE 2009
  • METT 2013, 2010

Affiliations

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Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Belize Updated: 2024 National Biodiversity Office

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net