Description
The 233-hectare Zone de Protection Renforcée 1 (ZPR1) at Le Prêcheur is bounded to the north by the Rivière Trois-Bras and to the south by Caye Anastasie, and covers the 100 m around the islet of La Perle in Martinique.
The 233-hectare Zone de Protection Renforcée 1 (ZPR1) at Le Prêcheur is bounded to the north by the Rivière Trois-Bras and to the south by Caye Anastasie, and covers the 100 m around the islet of La Perle in Martinique.
Rules to be observed in this zone:
What is prohibited?
- All forms of recreational and professional fishing other than surface net, titiri and seine fishing.
- Underwater hunting
- Landing on the islet La Perle
- Anchoring and mooring (subject to the future installation of ecological moorings and dedicated mooring buoys).
Authorised activities :
- Professional fishing with surface nets and beach seines from June to September in the coves north of Anse Céron and with Titiri from 1 August to 1 October.
- Scuba diving by club or with authorisation
- Access by sea to the coves is authorised for approved ecotourism structures.
What you can see :
Below:
- Numerous coral communities, particularly in the La Perle, Sous-marin and Les Basses sectors
- Colonies of Corne d'élan, a species classified as "critically endangered", near Le Sous-Marin
- Large sponges, part of the hawksbill turtle's diet
- Drop-offs harbouring a wealth of biodiversity and popular with divers
- More than 80 species of fish, including rare heritage species classified as "vulnerable" or "near-threatened", such as the Capitaine, the Sorbe, the Vierge gueule jaune, the Baliste royal, the Pagre dispo and the Raie leopard.
- Dense grass beds representing an important feeding site for the Green Turtle, classified as "critically endangered".
Above:
- Isolated beaches accessible only by hiking or by sea and providing important nesting sites for marine turtles (green, hawksbill and leatherback), such as the Anses des Galets, à Voile, Lévrier and Couleuvre.
- 15 species of birds, including the Superb Frigate, the Brown Noddy, the Bridled Tern, the Roseate Tern, the Brown Booby, the Grey Pelican...
- The islet La Perle and the cliffs along the coast are breeding grounds for birds, notably the Yellow-billed Tropicbird and the White-bellied Swallow.
