Cayos Cochinos Marine Natural Monument (Monumento Natural Marino Archipielago Cayos Cochinos)

Marine protected area on the Caribbean coast of Honduras (two main islands plus 13 cays), declared a marine reserve in 1994, managed by the Honduras Coral Reef Fund (HCRF). All commercial fishing, netting and trapping is prohibited inside the marine park; even local Garifuna residents may fish only with hand lines and are explicitly prohibited from netting and spearfishing. Spearfishing is therefore banned for all parties throughout the protected area. The 2009 expansion increased the protected area (buffer zone) to ~1,220 km2.