The Narrows (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

The Narrow
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Coordinates	17°12′36″N 62°37′48″W / 17.21000°N 62.63000°W / 17.21000; -62.63000
Max. width	3 kilometres (1.9 mi)

The Narrows is the strait that separates the Caribbean islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis. At its narrowest, it is 3 kilometres wide.^{[1] [2]}

Over the years^[when?] it has been observed that fish stock and biodiversity in general in The Narrows was deteriorating.^{[citation needed]}

In 1986 the Island Resources Foundation developed a marine parks proposal for the Southeast Peninsula area of St. Kitts.
In 1998 the St. Kitts Fisheries Management Unit developed a proposal for the preparation of a Management Plan for the development of Marine Protected Areas.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006 the Nevis Department of Fisheries developed a proposal for management of the Narrows.
As of 2019 a new enhanced management proposal of The Narrows Marine Managed Area (NMMA) in St. Kitts and Nevis is being developed.^[3]

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