Site Facts

Country, State,
Province/Region:
Mexico, States of Nayarit and Sinaloa

Relative Location:
Marismas Nacionales is located along the coast spanning the States of Nayarit and Sinaloa. At the north of this site is Rio Baluarte, and at the south is Matanchen Bay; Federal Highway 15 marks its eastern boundary.

Latitude/Longitude:
22°15’ 04’’ to 22°17’07’’ N and 105° 11’05’’ to 105°13’36’’ W

Category:
International

Basis for Designation:
Supports more than 200,000 shorebirds annually, representing 38 species.

Size:
220,000 hectares (543,400 acres)

Joined:
December 1992

Site Owner/Steward:
The site is administered by the Federal Government, who gives concessions for the site’s use. Stewards of Marismas Nacionales in Sinaloa include the Ejidos of Escuinapa, Las Cabras, Rosario, El Caimanero y Teacapan; in Nayarit, the Ejidos of el Novillero, Quimichis, Mexcaltitán, Palmar de Cuautla, Santiago Ixcuintla, Sentispac, Santa Cruz, Francisco Villa, Pescadero, Pimientillo, Pericos, Tuxpan, San Vicente, Chacalilla y San Blas.

Site Partners:
Autonomous University of Nayarit, National Autonomous University of México, Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), National Natural Protected Areas Comission (CONANP), National Water Commission (CONAGUA), National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), National Institute of Ecology (INE), National Commission on Biodiversity (CONABIO), SAGARPA, SEMANAY, Pronatura, Conservation International, Silviculture Association of Marismas Nacionales-Forest Management Unit 1, and the Marismas Nacionales Regional Alliance for the Conservation of Birds and their Habitats.

Sister Sites:
Chapin and Quill Lakes, Saskatchewan, Canada; Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Human Population within 100 km:
197,800

Contact:
Carlos Villar Rodríguez
Federal Delegation of SEMARNAT in Nayarit
silvestre@nayarit.semarnat.gob.mx