GRAND CRUISE: SAINT-MARTIN NATURE RESERVE, A PROTECTED AND REGULATED AREA
BEAUTIFUL NATURE OF SAINT-MARTIN
Laying Northeast of St Maarten island between Anguilla and St. Barths, lays the Saint-Martin Nature Reserve. The Nature Reserve protects the flora and fauna and allows the development of biodiversity. It is open for visitors by boat and there are a lot of fun things to do, but there are certain rules that need to be obliged.
At the Creole Rock, there is a beautiful diving / snorkeling spot perfect for beginners. Bedsides that, there are a lot of animals to spot like sea turtles and rays.
But, the preserve the Nature Reserve there are some rules. It is prohibited to:
- Anchoring on reef and sea grass areas,
- Scuba diving has not been declared to the manager,
- The disembarkation and the ascent of the Creole rock, Petite Clef, the cliffs of Tintamarre, the
- islets of the Bay of the Embouchure,
- Clay sampling and mud baths at Tintamarre,
- Sand sampling,
- The collection of dead or live shellfish,
- Collection of dead or living plants,
- Any noise disturbance,
- The fairground anchorage
- Anchoring at night without authorization from the manager of the Saint-Martin nature reserve,
- Bivouacs and fires outside of the areas provided for this purpose,
- Kitesurfing in the Galion and Tintamarre bays,
- The use of personal motorized submersible devices for recreational use,
- The sport and/or recreational practice of machines and/or materials towed by a boat,
- The night use of underwater projectors and external light sources, implanted on the hulls of boats and nautical devices.
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