Portland Bight Protected Area

220101 WDPA ID

1973.24 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Jamaica

Attributes

Original Name Portland Bight Protected Area
English Designation Protected Area
IUCN Management Category Not Reported
Status Designated
Type of Designation National
Status Year 1999
Sublocation
Governance Type Government-delegated management
Management Authority National Environment & Planning Agency (NEPA)/NGO
Management Plan Not Reported
International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

RAPPAM 2006
METT 2009, 2015

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

Protected Areas of Jamaica Updated: 2022 National Environment and Planning Agency, Jamaica

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Portland Bight Protected Area from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net