Jobos Bay Reserve, Puerto Rico




Location: The reserve is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, between the municipalities of Guayama and Salinas Total Acreage: 2883 Designation: 1981 Lead State Agency: Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Mailing Address: Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Call Box B Aguirre, PR 00704 Phone: 787-853-4617

The Jobos Bay Reserve is the second largest estuarine area in Puerto Rico. It encompasses a chain of 15 tear shape mangrove islets known as Cayos Caribe and the Mar Negro area in western Jobos Bay.

The reserve is home to the endangered brown pelican, peregrine falcon, hawksbill sea turtle and West Indian manatee.

It is commercially important for marine recreation, commercial and recreational fishing and ecotourism.