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On Oct. 14, 1986, the Dominican Republic established the Silver and Navidad Bank Sanctuary (Santuario de los Bancos de la Plata y de la Navidad) to protect the area as a safe haven for sea mammals. On July 5, 1996, a Dominican presidential decree enlarged the area, declaring it the 'Sanctuary for Marine Mammals' (Santuario de Mamíferos Marinos) .
Samaná Bay lies along the boundary between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate.Two named fault lines run the length of Samaná Bay. These fault lines form the western terminal of the nineteen-degree fault, that runs north of Puerto Rico and most of Hispaniola to form the northern boundary of the Caribbean Plate. [2]
Created the first sanctuary for humpback whales Idelisa Bonnelly de Calventi (10 September 1931 – 3 July 2022) [ 1 ] was a Dominican marine biologist who is considered the "mother of marine conservation in the Caribbean ". [ 2 ]
The Banco de la Plata y la Navidad is a marine protected area established in the Dominican Republic by decree no. 319 of 14 October 1986 and amended by Act no. 202 on protected areas, increasing the area to 32,879.8 km 2 (12,695.0 sq mi). [171] [172] The area is known to be a major breeding site in the Caribbean for humpback whales. An ...
Samaná (Spanish pronunciation:) is a province of the Dominican Republic in the Samaná Peninsula located in the eastern region. Its capital is Santa Bárbara de Samaná, usually known as Samaná. [1] The province is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the northeastern part of the Dominican Republic.
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
About 25 species are observed in the Caribbean Sea's waters, such as humpback whales, sperm whales, beaked whales and many other small cetaceans. Principal whale watching activities are done in Samaná Bay in the Dominican Republic, a known breeding ground for humpbacks. Caribwhale and the Caribbean Whale Watch Association include operators ...
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