Mestre Lucindo Marine Extractive Reserve

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NearestcityMarapanim, Pará
Coordinates0°35′49″S 47°43′26″W / 0.597°S 47.724°W / -0.597; -47.724
Area26,465 hectares (65,400 acres)
Mestre Lucindo Marine Extractive Reserve
Reserva Extrativista Marinha Mestre Lucindo
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Stream in Marapanim
Map showing the location of Mestre Lucindo Marine Extractive Reserve
Map showing the location of Mestre Lucindo Marine Extractive Reserve
Nearest cityMarapanim, Pará
Coordinates0°35′49″S 47°43′26″W / 0.597°S 47.724°W / -0.597; -47.724
Area26,465 hectares (65,400 acres)
DesignationExtractive reserve
Created10 October 2014
AdministratorChico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation

The Mestre Lucindo Marine Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Marinha Mestre Lucindo) is a coastal marine extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil.

Conservation units northeast of Belém
9. Mestre Lucindo Marine Extractive Reserve

The Mestre Lucindo Marine Extractive Reserve is located in the municipality of Marapanim, Pará. It has an area of 26,465 hectares (65,400 acres).[1] It protects the west bank of the Marapanim River, and the peninsula to the left of the mouth of the estuary formed by the Marapanim and Cuinarana rivers. The reserve lies on both sides of the coastal towns of Marapanim and Marudá. It adjoins the Mãe Grande de Curuçá Extractive Reserve to the west and the Maracanã Marine Extractive Reserve and the Algodoal-Maiandeua Environmental Protection Area to the east.[2]

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