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Rules for Cayman Islands Marine Parks Replenishment Spot Bay Designated
ENVIRONMENTAL ZONE Grouper
MARINE PARK ZONE Zone School
Spawning Area

 No taking of any marine life alive or dead, except:  No taking of any marine life, alive or dead with no exceptions; Mr. Taylor REEF
 line fishing from shore is permitted;  No in-water activities; Foster’s
 line fishing at depths of 80 ft or greater is permitted;  Public may access only at speeds of 5 m.p.h. or less; Cayman Residence The Bluff
 taking fry and sprat with a fry or cast net is permitted. NOTE:  No anchoring of any boat. Brac
fish traps, spear guns, pole spears and other nets are totally
prohibited. NOTE: Line fishing, fish traps, nets, spear guns and strikers are totally prohibited.

 No anchoring - use of fixed moorings only, except: REPLENISHMENT ZONE
 boats of 60 ft or less may anchor in sand, so long as no
grappling hook is used, and neither the anchor nor the rope or
chain will impact coral;  No taking of conch or lobster by any means; Deep Well
 anchoring permitted in designated Port anchorage areas—  Line fishing and anchoring permitted;
contact Port Security VHF Channel 16;  Anchor, chain or line must not touch coral; DROP OFF
 anchoring prohibitions suspended during emergencies and by  Spear guns, pole spears, fish traps and nets prohibited, except that fry and sprat may Marine Park White Bay Jennifer Bay
permission of Port Director. Marine Park
 Bloody Bay, Little Cayman - Special restrictions have been placed be taken with a fry or cast net. DROP OFF
on the use of the Bloody Bay Marine Park, no commercial
NOTE: These zones include the outside edge of the reef to a depth of 20 Designated Buccaneer's Inn Animal Sanctuary Replenishment 0 12 3 4 5
Grouper Zone
WILDLIFE INTERACTION ZONES (WIZ) West End
Spawning Area REEF

operations may use the park without a licence from the Marine  No taking any marine life by any means; DROP OFF Marine Park
Conservation Board.  No selling of fish from boats;
Dennis Replenishment
Point Zone

DESIGNATED GROUPER SPAWNING  No removing of any marine life from the water; Little Cayman Replenishment
AREAS  No anchoring in water shallower than three feet or so that the anchor or boat is within Mary’s Channel Zone
Designated
 East and West End of: Cayman Brac, Little Cayman and Twelve 20 ft of any reef structure; Grouper
Mile Bank. Coxswain Bank and South West Point Grand  No feeding any marine life with food of any kind or amount other than that approved by DROP OFF REEF Spawning Area

Cayman; the Marine Conservation Board;
 No fishing for Nassau groupers 1 November through 31 March;  Fish feeding is prohibited anywhere in Cayman waters outside of a designated WIZ unless
licensed by the Marine Conservation Board; Mary’s Bay East Point

 No fish pots or spear fishing within one-mile radius of  No wearing any footwear in water shallower than four feet;
Designated Grouper Spawning Area from 1 November through  Special conditions apply to commercial boats who must have a licence issued by the
31 March. Marine Conservation Board and clearly displayed on the boat to enter this area. Jackson Point

NO DIVING ZONE ANIMAL SANCTUARIES/ PROHIBITED DIVING ZONE Marine Park Thornton’s Flats

 No SCUBA diving. RAMSAR SITES  No SCUBA diving within this zone unless licenced DROP OFF REEF
to do so by the Marine Conservation Board. Spot Bay
Spanish Bay Conch Point Replenishment  No hunting;
Reef Resort REEF Zone  No collecting of any species;

Marine Park Animal Sanctuary/ 012 345

Wildlife Interaction Prohibited SCUBA  No littering. Designated Preston RAMSAR site and Replenishment
Zones Diving Zone Grouper Bay Booby Pond Zone
Grand CaymanMarinePark
Barkers Cay REEF Spawning Area Nature Reserve Owen Island

Head o’ Bay

Cemetery Head of Fisherman’s Rock Bowse Bluff Replenishment DROP OFF Main Channel
Mandalay Condo Barkers No Diving Zone Zone
Marine Marine Park PUBLIC MOORINGS
Park REEF
Replenishment No Diving Zone Anchors Point Spotters Bay

Zone

Marine Park Replenishment Environmental Zone Colliers Pond Designated Public moorings are located around each of the
Replenishment Zone Meagre Bay Pond Animal Sanctuary Grouper islands to reduce anchor damage to coral. It is an offence to anchor
Animal Sanctuary so as to damage coral ANYWHERE in Cayman waters. These 18
Zone S. of Treasure Island Sand Bluff Spawning Area and 30 inch white buoys may be identified by their blue stripe and
DROP OFF Wreck of the Gamma Frank Sound Road Replenishment yellow pick-up line and may be used free of charge. The smaller buoys
REEF are designed to hold vessels up to 60 feet long and the larger buoys are for
Zone vessels up to 100 feet. Public moorings should not be used when wind speeds
Half Moon Bay reach or exceed 25 knots. Please limit your use of the mooring to 3 hours or less. It is
KNOW THE MARINE PARK SIGNS! the responsibility of the boat operator to ensure that the mooring is in safe condition –
do not leave the boat unattended while on the mooring.
Marine Park Prospect Channel REEF Western Edge of Replenishment
Sand Cay Point Reef Zone Damaged moorings may be reported to the
Apartments Caribbean Western Edge Replenishment Department of Environment on 949-8469 or email DoE@gov.ky
Paradise of Reef Zone

REEF Replenishment REEF
Zones
Eastern Edge
of Reef Range
Signs
Buoys

Designated Grouper Spawning Area

July 2011b