Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve
Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve () is a coastal marine extractive reserve in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The reserve was created in 2000 to help protect the traditional local fishing economy, which was suffering from predatory commercial fisheries. It includes an area of corals and rich marine biodiversity, and a breeding ground for humpback whales. Growth in tourism has caused a surge in real estate prices and introduced new social problems among the traditional residents. Location The Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve covers an area of . It is an area of shoreline and sea off the coasts of the municipalities of Porto Seguro and Prado, Bahia. It consists of a belt of sea eight nautical miles wide along about of coastline that extends from the Praia das Ostras in the south to the Praia do Espelho in the north. The reserve also includes mangroves in good condition at the mouths of the Caraíva, Corumbau and Cahy rivers. It is offshore from the Monte Pascoal and Descobrimento national parks. Administration The Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve was created through mobilisation of the traditional community of fishing people in response to declining stocks. They were suffering from predatory industrial fisheries. It was established