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Isla de Enmedio
Enmedio is considered to be an emergent platform type reef that forms part of the Southern Veracruz Reef System, located off the fishing village of Anton Lizardo in the western Gulf of Mexico. In 1992, the Mexican government declared the system a Natural Protected Area with a National Marine Park status. It is positioned approximately 6 km from the mainland and has low, natural vegetation as well as a dense canopy of transplanted trees. The island also hosts a long-established manned lighthouse. 
Location on Continental Shelf: Inner-Shelf Bank Coordinates: 19.11° N 95.94° W Nearest Largest City: Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico Selected Characteristics: Area of Coverage: 6 km2 Width: 1.8 km Length: 2.3 km Maximum Depth: 24 m Community Structure: A large smooth leeward slope is present, with coral heads on the sandy bottom. On the windward slope it is common to find a calcareous framework made from the remains of dead Acropora cervicornis; a small proportion around 5 % is alive. References: Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE). 1992. DECRETO por el que se declara área natural protegida con el carácter de Parque Marino Nacional, la zona conocida como Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano. Web accessed on Feb. 2, 2004. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2004. NOAA Fisheries. National Marine Fisheries Service, International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). Tunnell, J.W., Jr. 2007. Reef Distribution (chapter 2). In Tunnell, J.W. Jr., Chavez, E.O. and Withers, K. (eds) Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX, 216 p. Additional Information: NOAA Fisheries. National Marine Fisheries Service Instituto Nacional de Ecologia INE Keywords: Reef, Emergent platform, Southern veracruz reef system, National protected area, National marine park, Transplanted trees, Acropora cervicornis, Lighthouse |
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