Ambergris Caye Belize Resort Development - Department of ...

The system's seven sites illustrate the evolutionary history of reef development and are a
significant habitat for threatened species, including marine turtles, manatees and the American
marine crocodile. The Reef illustrates a classic example of reefs through fringing, barrier and
atoll reef types.
The bird sanctuaries are located within the Northern Shelf Lagoon between Chetumal Bay, the
mainland and Ambergris Caye and comprise three small cayes known as Little Guana and Los
Salones. Los Salones (two cayes) is situated approximately 3 ¼ miles southeast of the D.O.S.
Trig Station at Sand Point at Latitude 17° 57′ 20″ N and Longitude 88° 06′ 10″ W. Little Guana
Caye is situated approximately 2 miles Southwest of the D.O.S. Trig Station at Bracilite at
Latitude 18° 02′ 50″ N and Longitude 87° 58′ 10″W. The draft management plan includes a
zoning plan in which various rules is applied.
The existing boundaries extend to the high water mark surrounding the cayes and do not include
any of the marine waters or the wetland areas that support the breeding colonies. Little Guana
Caye is 1 acre (0.4 ha) in size while Los Salones has a combined area of 1.9 acres (0.78 ha). The
three cayes are National Land and belongs to the Government and people of Belize. As
mentioned above, these cayes were declared as Crown Reserves under the Crown Lands
Ordinance in 1977.
9.14.7 The Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
The Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1998 for the protection of the Manatees.
The 180,508.5 acres park currently, has no zoning or co-management activities (Fig. 9.8).
9.15 NGO and Public Consultations
In conducting the social assessment, contact and/or interviews were conducted with four of the
major planning authorities and the one NGO on San Pedro Ambergris Caye. These include the
San Pedro Town Council, the Ambergris Caye Planning Committee, a member of the San Pedro
NEAC and Mito Paz from the NGO, Green Reef Institute. The main stakeholder concerns
include the following which they would like to see be addressed within the EIA:
- Solid and liquid waste disposal, as there are no nearby disposal sites
- Sewer system, will there be a sewer system plan?
- Monitoring, who will be responsible for monitoring construction and post
construction activities, especially in the marine reserve
- Construction waste, where and how will these be disposed of
- How will the developer access the development site
- Dredging activities in the marine reserve and national park
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