Bahía de Jobos

The bay is an intertidal tropical ecosystem dominated by seagrass beds, coral reefs, and mangroves.

[2] In an area of 1,140 hectares (2,800 acres), the reserve contains five distinct habitat types and provides sanctuary to several endangered species.

Jobos Bay is located on the south coast of Puerto Rico in Aguirre barrio, between Salinas and Guayama.

The Corporacion Amoros private reserve borders the Aguirre State Forest on the East, a fisherman village (Las Mareas) on the West, and agricultural and residential land on the north.

[2] The Jobos mangroves are estimated to comprise 42.6% of that habitat type on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

Coral Reef Ecosystem of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, Bahía de Jobos