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This news has been plastered all over the internet already but just in case, we'll post it here too. I've also decided to make it a poll. Discussion is encouraged.
"On Monday, September 23rd the Marine Park of Cozumel announced that they are closing the Southern part of the Marine Park from October 7th until an unknown date and time. Although it has been mentioned that it could reopen as soon as the end of the year."
https://www.divenewswire.com/marine...w2v9IHx8AxUmEOVzSN_IORGcRNKm6IaXgDqOaS9EfywqI
I had previously posted an early leak of the info in another thread and will repost it here.
The Consejo Asesor del Parque Marino voted unanimously to close down the southern restricted area of the Cozumel National Underwater Park for three months, starting on October 15, 2019. At the end of the three-month period, the situation will be re-evaluated. They may lift the ban then, they may extend it, or they may make it a three-month-long ban that takes place yearly at this time. Too early to tell yet.
The southern restricted area is the orange section of the map shown below. The solid band of orange is the “Talud Insular” (island shelf zone) and the stippled orange area is the “Zona Arreficial” (reef zone). The area to be closed (clockwise from southeast to southwest) includes: El Islote, Punta Celarain, Maracaibo Reef, Chunchaka’ab Reef, Punta Sur, Colombia Reef, El Cielo and the parts of Palancar Reef that are south from the concrete pier at Palancar Beach. That is the pier just south from Playa Palancar Beach Club. The latitude and longitude of the pier/demarcation line starting point on shore is 20°21'5.60"N, 87° 1'19.63"W. The north border of the southern restricted zone runs due west from that point.
"On Monday, September 23rd the Marine Park of Cozumel announced that they are closing the Southern part of the Marine Park from October 7th until an unknown date and time. Although it has been mentioned that it could reopen as soon as the end of the year."
https://www.divenewswire.com/marine...w2v9IHx8AxUmEOVzSN_IORGcRNKm6IaXgDqOaS9EfywqI
I had previously posted an early leak of the info in another thread and will repost it here.
The Consejo Asesor del Parque Marino voted unanimously to close down the southern restricted area of the Cozumel National Underwater Park for three months, starting on October 15, 2019. At the end of the three-month period, the situation will be re-evaluated. They may lift the ban then, they may extend it, or they may make it a three-month-long ban that takes place yearly at this time. Too early to tell yet.
The southern restricted area is the orange section of the map shown below. The solid band of orange is the “Talud Insular” (island shelf zone) and the stippled orange area is the “Zona Arreficial” (reef zone). The area to be closed (clockwise from southeast to southwest) includes: El Islote, Punta Celarain, Maracaibo Reef, Chunchaka’ab Reef, Punta Sur, Colombia Reef, El Cielo and the parts of Palancar Reef that are south from the concrete pier at Palancar Beach. That is the pier just south from Playa Palancar Beach Club. The latitude and longitude of the pier/demarcation line starting point on shore is 20°21'5.60"N, 87° 1'19.63"W. The north border of the southern restricted zone runs due west from that point.
