Paisaje Marino y Terrestre Protegido Archipielago de Corn Island (Corn Islands Protected Marine Landscape)

Marine Protected Area declared 22 December 2021 by Nicaragua's National Assembly covering the Corn Islands archipelago (Big and Little Corn Island) off the South Caribbean coast. The protected area includes a core zone (~430 km2 / 166 sq mi, of which ~418 km2 is marine encompassing coral reefs) described as 'the zone with the most stringent fishing regulations', surrounded by a large buffer zone. Protects coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses, hawksbill sea turtles, hammerhead sharks and black corals. Spearfishing on the reefs is incompatible with the no-take/stringent-fishing core zone.