Pacífico Mexicano Profundo
Mexico, Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán
Pacífico Mexicano Profundo
LocationMexico, Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán
RegionColima, Jalisco, Michoacán
TypeBiosphere Reserve
Coordinates17.5000°, -108.0000°
Established2022
Area578793
Nearest CityManzanillo (300 km offshore)
About Pacífico Mexicano Profundo
One of the largest marine protected areas in North America, protecting deep-sea ecosystems in the eastern Pacific including hydrothermal vents, seamounts, and abyssal plains. Home to deep-sea corals, whale migration routes, and commercially important tuna stocks.