Sea Turtle Conservation: Barceló Maya Grand Resort

Sea Turtle Conservation

Strong sustainable actions by the resort encourages engagement with the local community and raises awareness of environmental issues. In compliance with Federal, State and Municipal laws and regulations on environmental matters and protection of wildlife, the resort strives to protect sea turtles and help proliferate turtle population numbers along its 1.2 miles of beach.

Turtle numbers have increased significantly since 2017 after large volumes of sargassum, invasive brown seaweed, were cleared from the beach and surrounding sea waters. From 2018 through to 2020, sand dunes had a chance to recover. In 2018, 240 nest eggs were recorded which increased to 4865 in 2020. In 2018, 615 sea turtles were successfully released increasing to 4595 in 2020. Resort team members are very pleased with their marine conservation efforts and the happy outcome.