A distributed sensor network testbed is being developed at the Puerto Rico’s Jobos Bay Natural Estuarine Research Reserve (JBNERR). The reserve has more than 2800 acres is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, between the municipalities of Guayama and Salinas. It is administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and it is managed locally by the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (http://nerrs.noaa.gov/JobosBay/).  

The Jobos Bay Reserve is the second largest estuarine area in Puerto Rico. It encompasses a chain of 15 tear shape mangrove islets known as Cayos Caribe and the Mar Negro area in western Jobos Bay. The reserve is home to the endangered brown pelican, peregrine falcon, hawksbill sea turtle and West Indian manatee.  It is commercially important for marine recreation, commercial and recreational fishing, and ecotourism.