The Montego Bay Marine Park Trust is pleased to announce the establishment of the Montego Bay Marine Park Fish Sanctuary. This new sanctuary, established by Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton in October, is designed to stem the depletion of critical fish stocks adjacent to important tourism and spawning areas.

Working in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Division, the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust began a fisher sensitizing program earlier this year, which involved visits to local fishing beaches, the distribution of flyers and advising fisherfolk on the water. In August, the Trust deployed demarcation buoys to highlight the no-fishing zone. As with all Fish Sanctuaries, no fishing of any type is allowed within the Sanctuary and violations carry stiff penalties. To learn more about Fish Sanctuaries in the Montego Bay Marine Park, please visit here. For regulations regarding the use of these areas, please read the Fishing Industry Act.

BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

1. The boundary description begins at point A; a land-based mark at the southern tip of Aquasol Theme Park, at coordinates N18° 28’ 45.349”; W77° 55’ 48.692”.

2. From point A, the boundary runs in a straight line to point B, a water-based mark at coordinates N18° 28’ 46.383”; W77° 55’ 58.384”.

3. From point B, the boundary continues to point C, a water-based mark , at coordinates N18° 29’ 33.987”; W77° 56’ 13.782”.

4. From C, the boundary runs to Point D, a water-based mark, to include the Basket Reef system, at coordinates N18° 30’ 18.718”; W77° 35’ 57.462;”.

5. From D, the boundary runs straight to E, a water-based point at coordinates N18° 30’ 37.330”; W77° 55’ 10.755”.

6. From E, the boundary runs to point F, a land-based mark adjcent to Tropical Beach’s Jetty at coordinates N18° 30’ 19.627”; 77° 54’ 57.528”.

7. From F, the boundary follows the contours of the beach line back to point A.

This fish sanctuary is hereby known as "Montego Bay Marine Park Fish Sanctuary".

For more information regarding the Montego Bay Marine Park Fish Sanctuary, you may visit the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries website.