Croix’s first and only territorially-designated and managed marine protected area. 24-0308 which passed the Virgin Islands’ legislature on December 23, 2002, and was adopted January 9, 2003. Croix East End Marine Park was established by ACT NO. STXEEMP is entirely within territorial waters, and extends seaward to the 3 nautical mile limit for the Territory.
The landward boundary of STXEEMP is the high-tide line the STXEEMP is divided into management zones (see Rules and Regulations, below) that regulate activities. km) along a shoreline of approximately 17 miles (27 km), from Green Cay on the north shore to Great Pond Bay on the south. The St Croix East End Marine Park encompasses an area of approximately 60 square miles (155 sq. STXEEMP includes one of the most extensive, contiguous coral reef systems on the Puerto Rican/Virgin Islands shelf. STXEEMP encompasses nearshore habitats which are likely to interact with Buck Island Reef National Monument, and Lang Bank, a significant offshore fishing ground on the eastern edge of St. The designation of STXEEMP unified and extended the previously identified territorially designated Areas of Particular Concern (APCs) at Great Pond Bay, East End, Chenay Bay, and the northern St. Virgin Islands’ first territorially designated and managed marine protected area (MPA).
Croix East End Marine Park (STXEEMP) was established to "protect territorially significant marine resources, and promote sustainability of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, sea grass beds, wildlife habitats and other resources, and to conserve and preserve significant natural areas for the use and benefit of future generations." It is the U.S.
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