Laguna Costera El Caimán

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Laguna Costera El Caimán

  • Country: 
    Mexico
  • Site number: 
    1448
  • Area: 
    1,125 ha
  • Designation date: 
    02-02-2005
  • Coordinates: 
    17°58'N 102°16'W
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Overview

Laguna Costera El Caimán. 02/02/05; Michoacán; 1,125 ha; 17°58'N 102°16´W. A long coastal lagoon bordering the steep Pacific shoreline close to the port of Lázaro Cárdenas, the site has two mouths connecting intermittently to the sea and dividing a sand bar. The lagoon is covered by stands of button mangrove Conocarpus erectus, Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle and White mangrove Avicennia germinans. Several endangered species inhabit the site, such as the American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus, the Yellow-headed Parrot Amazona oratrix, the Jaguar Panthera onca and the Green turtle Chelonia mydas. Coconut production, subsistence fishing and small-scale tourism are the main uses of the area. Adverse impacts arise from the felling of mangroves, sewage and industrial discharges, invasive alien species, dredging, filling, housing development and waste disposal. The site is expected to be declared a Protected Area soon after designation. Ramsar site no. 1448.Most recent RIS information: 2005.

Administrative region: 
Michoacán

  • Last publication date: 
    02-02-2005

Downloads

Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)

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Additional reports and documents

  • Taxonomic lists of plant and animal species occurring in the site