Description

Created by the decree of April 7th, 2017, the Baradères/Cayemites marine and coastal complex is officially known as the “Baradères-Cayemites Managed Natural Resources Protected Areas”. It is located on the north coast of the southwestern peninsula of Haiti, with a marine area extending from the coastal city of Corail in the west to the city of Petit-trou de Nippes. 

Biodiversity

The Baradères/Iles Cayemites marine complex, due to its level of endemism, is considered the area with the greatest marine biodiversity in Haiti. This long coastal space colonized by mangroves has more than 60% living corals and two species of reptiles, the cayemite long-tailed amphisbaena (Amphisbaena caudalis) and the cayemite short-tailed amphisbaena (Amphisbaena cayemite), which are not found anywhere else in the world. Extremely rich in fishing resources, there are many species of oviparous fish present only on the island of Hispaniola; in addition to the palm tanager (Thraupis palmarum), the only endemic bird of Haiti.