Zona de Pesca

Zona de Pesca: coast and water

6260 m at 221°: Laguna Daniel (lagoon); 7380 m at 266°: Laguna El Real (lagoon); 8210 m at 171°: Punta Arenal (point); 9860 m at 285°: Playa la Boca (beach); 11210 m at 285°: Punta de Prácticos (point); 11980 m at 269°: Punta Frasquillo (point); 12630 m at 277°: Playa Chuchú (beach); 13450 m at 265°: Bajo del Medio (shoal); 14350 m at 161°: Punta Barlovento (point); 14990 m at 261°: Bajo Caletón Norte (shoal); 15000 m at 256°: Punta Júcaro (point); 15650 m at 293°: Ensenada Playa Bonita (bay).

Zona de Pesca: islands

18280 m at 297°: Cayo Pájaro (island); 20970 m at 255°: Cayo Ballenato Grande (island group); 22640 m at 254°: Cayo Ballenato del Medio (island group); 23880 m at 254°: Cayo Ballenato Chico (island group); 29280 m at 257°: Cayo Puto (island); 29910 m at 153°: Cayo Largo (island).

Zona de Pesca: inland

5390 m at 248°: Brisas Santa Lucía (hotel); 5450 m at 254°: Gran Club Santa Lucia (hotel); 5500 m at 250°: Brisas Santa Lucia All Inclusive (hotel); 5610 m at 235°: Residencial (settlement); 5720 m at 219°: Amigos del Mar (settlement); 11710 m at 230°: Júcaro de Primelles (locality); 14010 m at 223°: Júcaro (locality); 14150 m at 253°: Las Calabazas (locality).

Zona de Pesca: distances

5660 m at 235°: Playa Santa Lucia; 9860 m at 285°: Playa la Boca; 12650 m at 277°: Playa Chuch; 66110 m at 175°: Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport ; 27720 m at 263°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 205290 m at 303°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 14560 m at 267°: Refugio de la Fauna; 20730 m at 295°: Reserva Ecológica Maternillos Tortuguilla; 22240 m at 255°: Reserva Natural Los Ballenatos.

Zona de Pesca: close by

5300 m at 249°: Club Náutico (reef); 5300 m at 251°: Centro de Buceo Sharks Friends (reef); 5780 m at 266°: Base Náutica Marlin (reef); 5970 m at 290°: Arrecife Playa Santa Lucía (reef); 8150 m at 296°: Arrecife Playa Santa Lucía (reef); 13450 m at 263°: Cayo La Música (cay); 18280 m at 297°: Cayo Pájaro (cay); 19320 m at 301°: Arrecife Cayo Sabinal (reef); 20970 m at 255°: Cayo Ballenato Grande (island group); 22340 m at 260°: Antiguo Espigón (fishing); 22630 m at 254°: Cayo Ballenato del Medio (island group); 23880 m at 254°: Cayo Ballenato Chico (island group).

Zona de Pesca: on and around

Within 15 km: 45 guest houses & hostels, 19 coral reefs, 9 trails & viewpoints, 7 stores & supermarkets, 7 markets & malls, 5 government & embassies, 5 schools, 4 factories & works, 4 places of worship, 4 stations & terminals.

5350 m at 250°: Animación (theatres & arts); 5350 m at 232°: kite surf (attractions); 5540 m at 229°: Casa de Visita PCC (guest houses & hostels); 5560 m at 232°: Albergues (guest houses & hostels); 5580 m at 224°: Casa Islazul (guest houses & hostels); 5640 m at 231°: Cinecito Chaplin (theatres & arts); 5710 m at 266°: Marlin (stations & terminals); 5730 m at 266°: Catamarán y Lanchas (marinas); 5770 m at 266°: Cancha de Volleyball (stadiums & sport); 6210 m at 264°: Transtur (stations & terminals); 6390 m at 200°: Playa Santa Lucía (5km) (trails & viewpoints); 6440 m at 199°: Punta de Ganado (2km) (trails & viewpoints); 6510 m at 200°: Nuevitas (63km) (trails & viewpoints).

Zona de Pesca: marine life records

62 records of 38 species within 10 km, 1939 to 2025: 41 fish, 5 sponges, 4 echinoderms, 4 seabirds and shorebirds, 3 sharks and rays, 2 crustaceans, 1 corals, 1 molluscs, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 19.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Thalassoma bifasciatum, 8 (fish); Halichoeres bivittatus, 6 (fish); Halichoeres poeyi, 5 (fish); Pterois, 4 (fish); Pterois volitans, 2 (fish); Carcharhinus leucas, 2 (sharks and rays); Oreaster reticulatus, 2 (echinoderms); Acanthurus chirurgus, 2 (fish); Himantopus mexicanus, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Aplysina insularis, 1 (sponges); Halichoeres garnoti, 1 (fish); Urobatis jamaicensis, 1 (sharks and rays).

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Zona de Pesca: notes

Permits, catch and release and closed seasons apply.

Getting to Zona de Pesca

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Nuevitas stands about 11 km away.