The Montego Bay Marine Park is located on the north coast of Jamaica and encompasses the entirety of Montego Bay's seafront. The park is 15.3 square kilometres, and is measured by the high-tide mark on land, and extending to the 100 metre depth at sea. The eastern boundary of the park is Tropical Beach (adjacent to the Sangster International Airport).  The western boundary is Rum Bottle Bay, a small point close to the Great River.

The Marine Park hosts a diverse environment, including mangrove forests and islands, white sand beaches, river estuaries, seagrass beds and corals, not to forget all the animals and people that call this place home.

The map above indicates the marine park boundaries in red.

The Montego Bay Marine Park Trust is a not-for-profit, Non-Governmental Organization responsible for the Management of the Montego Bay Marine Park. Founded by Friends of the Marine Park in Montego Bay, the Trust finances the Park's programmes through donations, merchandising, fundraising and event-planning.

The Montego Bay Marine Park does a number of things, but we can divide our duties into three main areas: scientific monitoring; community outreach; and interpretive enforcement.

Our scientific work includes fish and coral assessments, beach erosion monitoring, water quality testing, and rescuing injured marine animals.

Community outreach involves all presentations we give to schools and public gatherings in order to educate people about their marine environment and environmental responsibility.

Interpretive enforcement means facilitating compliance through offender education and enforcement as needed, so that all users can live in a sustainable way.

No. The park does not have a specific access point or fee system. Anywhere that you can enter the water is the Montego Bay Marine Park. There are many places to enter the MBMP. Just remember to ask permission before entering a private beachfront property.