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The biggest bonefish & permit of Mexico

"In 1997, the atoll was protected and titled as a Marine Park, by the Mexican environmental authority giving it the benefit of having a core zone where commercial fishing is forbidden, thus the abundance of marine life that remains."

SCORPION ATOLL LIVEABOARD PROGRAM

The Scorpion Atoll is the largest reef in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. It surrounds a small group of islands approximately 70 miles off the northern coast of the state of Yucatán, Mexico. The atoll is shaped by a system of five islands, shallow sandbars, and coral heads – 6 miles wide and 17 miles long. Most of the islands have a skirt from two to five feet deep flats. Others have 80- to 120-foot drops just a couple of steps off the beach. In 1997, the atoll was protected and titled as a marine park by the Mexican Environmental  authority, giving it the benefit of having a core zone where commercial fishing is forbidden, thus the abundance of marine life remains.

Due to the geographical conditions, this area offers a healthy habitat for above average size permit and bonefish. It is also a nesting site for many types of sea birds, as well as a prime turtle nesting site. At times turtle nests can virtually cover the islands. Only one island is inhabited, with a lighthouse keeper and a marine park research unit and a Mexican Navy unit, having their base camps there. Being that far from mainland, the length of stay is limited to the supplies a vessel can carry and the weather.

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