Landmark· Exuma Cays

Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park Fee & Rules Summary

24° 25.2′ N · 76° 41.4′ W · approximate

The reference entry every skipper needs: 112,640 acres from Wax Cay Cut in the north to Bell Cay in the south, established 1958 as the world's first land-and-sea park and a complete no-take replenishment zone since the mid-1980s.

Practical

MOORING (per night, + 10% VAT): up to 39'11" BSD $27.27; 40-49'11" $36.36; 50-59'11" $45.45; 60-69'11" $72.73; 70-89'11" $104.55 (charter) / $109.09 (private); 90-119' $136.36; 120-150' $172.73. ANCHORING: $0.45/ft under 90 ft, $0.91/ft 90 ft and over. Dive fee $14/person. Charter passenger fee $12.73/person/day. Kayak-and-camp permit $300 plus $27.27/person/day. Annual passes exist (private $18,800; charter $22,560). NO RESERVATIONS - ParkPay (payexumapark.org) takes payment only, and paying in advance does not hold a ball. Mooring fields: Shroud, Hawksbill, Warderick Wells North, Emerald Rock, Pirate's Lair, Cambridge (south). VHF 09 working, 16 emergency. Prohibited throughout: all fishing, lobstering, conching, shelling, collecting of anything living or dead, jet skis in restricted zones, and anchoring in mooring fields or on coral.

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Budgeting and staying legal in the park