Punta Petrona Explained

Punta Petrona Natural Reserve
Alt Name:Reserva Natural Punta Petrona
Iucn Category:V
Map:Puerto Rico
Location:Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico

Punta Petrona is a cape and protected area located in southern Puerto Rico, in the Felicia 1 district (Spanish: barrio) of the municipality of Santa Isabel. Located in the Caribbean Sea coast, it is bordered by the Rincón Bay to the east, and the bight of Caja de Muertos to the west.[1] Punta Petrona contains a mangrove forest and it is surrounded by small keys (Cayos Caracoles)[2] that serve as a habitat for the West Indian manatee.[3] It is also an important coral reef area frequented by sea turtles.[4] The area is protected as the Punta Petrona Natural Reserve, part of the wider Aguirre State Forest; however, the Puerto Rican Planning Society (Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Planificación) revealed in 2018 that this nature reserve did not have the proper state management and classification regulations.[5]

Punta Petrona can be accessed by private boat from nearby Jauca and El Malecón areas of Santa Isabel.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bahía de Rincón bay, Santa Isabel Municipio, Puerto Rico . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220213/https://pr.geoview.info/bahia_de_rincon,4567728 . 2022-02-13 . 2022-02-12 . pr.geoview.info.
  2. Web site: Florida FWC - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute . May 27, 2011 . Geographic Response Plan Map: PR-61 . ocean.floridamarine.org.
  3. Web site: North Carolina State University . North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences . 2012 . Science Summary in Support of Manatee Protection Area (MPA) Design in Puerto Rico . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220213/http://www.basic.ncsu.edu/eda/downloads/PR-MPA_Report_2012.pdf . 2022-02-13.
  4. Web site: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . NOAA’s National Ocean Service Management & Budget Office . February 2009 . Coral Reef Habitat Assessment for U.S. Marine Protected Areas: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico .
  5. Web site: 2018-07-25 . Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Planificación investiga eliminación de siete reservas . 2023-03-14 . El Nuevo Día . es.
  6. Web site: Santa Isabel . 2023-03-14 . Discover Puerto Rico . en.

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