Área de manejo de hábitats y/o especies Cerro Verde e Islas de la Coronilla

Coastal-marine protected area in Rocha department adjacent to Parque Santa Teresa near La Coronilla, incorporated into the SNAP by Decreto N° 285/011 (August 2011) as a 'habitat and/or species management area'. Comprises Punta Coronilla, Cerro Verde, a complex of oceanic islands and a marine fringe extending to 5 nautical miles (the Ramsar Site limit). It is a key juvenile green sea turtle feeding/development area; Isla Verde is the only known tern breeding colony in Uruguay. The management plan provides for regulated artisanal and sport fishing rather than a blanket ban, but the islands and turtle habitat are sensitive conservation zones; spearfishers should treat it as a restricted/regulated area subject to the management plan.