Caeté-Taperaçu Marine Extractive Reserve
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| Caeté-Taperaçu Marine Extractive Reserve | |
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| Reserva Extrativista Marinha de Caeté-Taperaçu | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
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| Nearest city | Bragança, Pará |
| Coordinates | 0°54′01″S 46°43′20″W / 0.900362°S 46.722265°W |
| Area | 42,069 hectares (103,950 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Caeté-Taperaçu Marine Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Marinha de Caeté-Taperaçu) is a coastal marine extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil.
15. Caeté-Taperaçu Marine Extractive Reserve
The Caeté-Taperaçu Marine Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Bragança, Pará. It has an area of 42,069 hectares (103,950 acres).[1] The reserve protects the coasts and inlets of the two peninsulas on either side of the Baía do Maiaú, and extends up the Caeté River to the town of Bragança. It adjoins the Tracuateua Marine Extractive Reserve to the west and the Araí-Peroba Marine Extractive Reserve to the east.[2]
Environment
The land is very flat, and almost all the reserve is subject to salt water flooding. Average temperature is 26 °C (79 °F). Average annual rainfall is 2,756 millimetres (108.5 in). 24,000 hectares (59,000 acres) of the reserve consists of mangroves, while the remainder consists of estuaries, beaches, islands, dunes, saline grasslands and other coastal environments. The reserve has large tracts of well-preserved mangroves. There are many coastal, marine and shore birds and many small and medium-sized mammals and reptiles.[3]
Economy
There are three communities within the reserve, occupying an area of about 80 hectares (200 acres) with about 700 families. About 5,000 families use the natural resources of the mangroves, including crabs, various species of sea fish, estuarine shrimp, clams, fruit and other mangrove products. The Jabuti archaeological site has Terra preta soil from pre-historic farming, and ceramic remains with an estimated age of 2,300 years.[3]