click to view large map - To protect a representative cross
section of the atoll's habitats, including windward and leeward
peripheral reefs, the atoll lagoon with its patch reefs, and sea
grass beds. - To protect at least some of the cuts or passes in
the reef, as these are considered ecologically very important in
terms of water flow and exchange, for movement of larvae, for
species with feeding migrations, and species such as lobsters
which migrate back and forth between the lagoon and deeper water
for spawning purposes. - To provide an undisturbed area for
recruitment of species to adjacent areas, and to protect nursery
and spawning areas such as the spawning banks east of Long Caye
and Middle Caye. - To provide an area for recreational diving,
sport fishing, boating, and appreciation of the marine
environment. - To provide a relatively undisturbed area with
representative natural ecosystems that can be used for applied
research. Use and Entry - No extractive uses are allowed, with
the exception of subsis