Seaflower Marine Protected Area
Note: The data were entered in the language of the country of origin (English, French or Spanish) and there is no translation available yet.Chapter 3. SITE DESCRIPTION
d - Human population and current activities
Inhabitants inside the area or in the zone of potential direct impact on the protected area:
| Inside the area | In the zone of potential direct impact | |||
| Permanent | Seasonal | Permanent | Seasonal | |
| Inhabitants | not given | not given | not given | not given |
Description of population, current human uses and development:
The main uses of the MPA are artisanal, subsistence, and industrial fishing and recreation
and tourism (diving, snorkeling, swimming, assorted water sports, marine tours, etc.).
| Activities | Current human uses | Possible development | Description / comments, if any |
| Tourism | significant | unknown | Dive shops – 12 (30 employees) Boat and jet ski rentals – 8 Tour boats – 6 (45 employees) Launch cooperative – 1 Hotel watersports – 13 “Sun, sand, and sea tourism” Tourists – 350,000 annual average (+90% use MPA) |
| Fishing | significant | unknown | Artisanal fishing cooperatives – 4 Fishing associations - 4 Registered artisanal – 700 (390 classified as active) Registered industrial - 80 |
| Agriculture | unknown | unknown | |
| Industry | unknown | unknown | |
| Forestry | unknown | unknown | |
| Others | not specified | not specified |