Monumento Natural Isla Catalina

Natural monument (Category III, Ley 202-04 numeral 32) consisting of the marine belt around Isla Catalina off La Romana, from the low-water mark to 500 m offshore along the entire coastline of the island (~22 km2) — one of the country's best-known dive sites ('The Wall', 'The Aquarium'), also lying within the span of the Santuario Marino Arrecifes del Sureste. Under Art. 43 of Law 307-04 any fishing inside protected-area limits requires a Ministry of Environment permit; spearfishing prohibited without it. The Category III regime (Ley 202-04 Art. 14) admits only research, education, recreation, ecotourism and traditional activities per management plan.