Cocos Marine Conservation Area

Cocos Marine Conservation Area (Spanish: Área de Conservación Marina Cocos (ACMC)) is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation of Cocos Island, in the Pacific Ocean national waters of Costa Rica. [1]

Cocos Marine Conservation Area
Área de Conservación Marina Coco
Location of the area, labeled ACMC in the Pacific ocean waters of the country.
LocationPuntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates5.528056°N 87.061111°W / 5.528056; -87.061111
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

This conservation area stretches from the south extreme point of Nicoya Peninsula towards Cocos Island, geographically as an island territory, it has pronounced topography, it is frequently cloudy and has copious amounts of rain year round. Cocos Island National Park and two marine management areas are within the ACMC.

There are 235 plant species, 400 of insects (65 endemic), 5 of reptiles (2 terrestrial endémic), 3 of marine turtles, 100 of birds (13 resident, 3 endemic), 50 arthropods (7 endemic), 57 of crustaceans, 600 of marine molluscs and 250 of fish.

Among fish there are whitetip shark, hammerhead shark, yellowfin tuna, parrotfish, manta ray and jurel.[1]

Protected areas

References
  1. "Área de Conservación Marina Cocos (ACMC)". SINAC.
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