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Arrecife Pájaros
Arrecife Pájaros is one of the eight emergent platform type reefs that form the Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano, Veracruz Reef System (VRF), located just three miles off the port of Veracruz in the Western Gulf of Mexico. In early 2001, the commercial vessel Rubin, of German nationality, wrecked on Pájaros, prompting the local and federal authorities to take the right measures according to this type of accident. In 1992, the Mexican government declared the system a Natural Protected Area with a National Marine Park status. Location on Continental Shelf: Inner-Shelf Bank Coordinates: 19.19° N 96.09° W Nearest Largest City: Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico Selected Characteristics: Width: 0.8 km Length: 1.9 km Maximum Depth: 18 m References: COCCYTAC. 2004. Comunicado. Consejo Consultivo Nacional Cientifico y Tecnico de los Arrecifes Coralinos de Mexico. Secretaria del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT). 10 Feb., 2004. Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE). 1992. DECRETO por el que se declara área natural protegida con el carácter de Parque Marino Nacional, la zona conocida como Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano. Web accessed on Feb. 2, 2004. Tunnell, J.W., Jr. 2007. Reef Distribution (chapter 2). In Tunnell, J.W. Jr., Chavez, E.O. and Withers, K. (eds) Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX, 216 p. Additional Information: Instituto Natcional de Ecologia INE Consejo Consultivo Nacional Cientifico y Tecnico de los Arrecifes Coralinos de Mexico COCCYTAC Keywords: Reef, Emergent platform, National protected area, Veracruz reef system, National marine park, Wreck |
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