{"id":306,"date":"2021-11-18T11:10:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/?post_type=post_site&#038;p=306"},"modified":"2025-06-27T17:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:35:37","slug":"pointe-abacou","status":"publish","type":"post_site","link":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/sites-naturels\/pointe-abacou\/","title":{"rendered":"Pointe Abacou"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"description\">Description<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Point Abacou was declared a marine protected area by the Order of August 26th, 2013. It is part of the marine and coastal complex called Protected Areas of Managed Natural Resources of Port-Salut\/Aquin. With its 25 km\u00b2, this corner of paradise is home to several beaches adorned with palm trees, including Ozanana, ranked among the most beautiful in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sa-biodiversite\">Biodiversity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Point Abacou represents a treasure in relation to the number of species it contains. It is home to a large number of species of fish, spiny lobsters, snails, shrimps and clawed lobsters. Its abundance in marine resources makes it a source of larvae for endangered species throughout the western Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pointe Abacou 1\" class=\"wp-image-491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" data-id=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-2-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"Pointe Abacou 2\" class=\"wp-image-492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-2-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-2-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-2-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-2.jpg 1111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" data-id=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-3-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"Pointe Abacou 3\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-3-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-3-600x341.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-3-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-3.jpg 1111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"477\" data-id=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-4-1024x477.jpg\" alt=\"Pointe Abacou 4\" class=\"wp-image-494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-4-1024x477.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-4-600x279.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-4-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/POINTE-ABACOU-4.jpg 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Point Abacou was declared a marine protected area by the Order of August 26th, 2013. 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