Punta Petrona

Protected area in Puerto Rico

Punta Petrona Natural Reserve

Reserva Natural Punta Petrona

IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

Punta Petrona Natural Reserve (2022)

Location in Puerto Rico

Location| Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Coordinates| 17°56′20″N 66°23′02″W﻿ / ﻿17.939°N 66.384°W﻿ / 17.939; -66.384

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]

## See also

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* Aguirre State Forest

## References

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1. ^ "Bahía de Rincón bay, Santa Isabel Municipio, Puerto Rico". pr.geoview.info. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
2. ^ Florida FWC - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (May 27, 2011). "Geographic Response Plan Map: PR-61" (PDF). ocean.floridamarine.org.
3. ^ 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" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-13.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. ^ 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" (PDF).
5. ^ "Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Planificación investiga eliminación de siete reservas". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
6. ^ "Santa Isabel". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

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Protected areas of Puerto Rico

Federal|

| National Estuarine Research Reserves|

* Bahía de Jobos

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National Forests|

* El Yunque

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* Río Icacos
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* El Toro

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Cambalache
Carite
Ceiba
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Guilarte
Los Tres Picachos
Maricao
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San Patricio
Susúa
Toro Negro
Vega

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Bosque del Pueblo

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Caja de Muertos
Caño Martín Peña
Caño Tiburones
Cerro Las Tetas
Cibuco Swamp
Condado Lagoon
Cueva del Indio
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Hacienda Belvedere
Humacao Nature Reserve
Joyuda Lagoon
Inés María Mendoza
La Cordillera Reef
Las Bocas Canyon
Mona and Monito Islands
Northeast Ecological Corridor
Planadas-Yeyesa
Puerto Mosquito
Punta Petrona
San Cristóbal Canyon
San Juan Ecological Corridor
Tortuguero Lagoon
Tourmaline Reef

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Isla Verde Reef

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La Robleda Natural Protected Area
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Mata de Plátano Field Station
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Parque Nacional de las Cavernas del Río Camuy
Julio Enrique Monagas Park

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