The Baía do Iguape Marine Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Cachoeira (56.37%) and Maragogipe (39.48%) in the state of Bahia.

Shrimps, fish, oysters and mussels are harvested, sorted, in some cases smoked, and sold to middlemen who take the product to Salvador.

[4] As of 2009 the state government had selected the extreme south of the reserve as the site for a naval centre, and was proceeding with implementation.

[8] Law 12058 of 13 October 2009 amended the limits, defining an area of about 10,074.42 hectares (24,894.4 acres) with a perimeter of about 163,510.22 metres (536,450.9 ft).

The deliberative council was created by ICMBio on 16 October 2009 with representatives of government agencies and the extractive communities.