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Regarding anchoring fees in Belize. Thatchcaye offers much good and factual information and for the most part he or she is correct in that generally there are no anchoring fees for most of the cayes. However, in most all marine parks and sanctuaries there are anchoring fees that are charged for the boat and for passengers. The rangers (who may or may not be in uniform) may come by and collect the fees from you once you are anchored. You may luck out and not be seen in some of the larger sancturary areas if you anchor late in the day and leave early the next morning due to the lack of enough workers to patrol everywhere. But there are charges. Some of the most desirable and famous cayes and areas are given specia protection by the government and are being desiginated as marine parks or sanctuaries. I was in Belize this past couple of winters on my boat. There are also fees charged for people who are taken to some of these parks by commercial dive boat operators.