The Bogue Lagoon is located in Montego, St. James; bordered by Freeport in the north, Bogue in the east, Reading in the south and the Caribbean Sea to the west. The Lagoon consists of four mangrove islands, ranging in width from approximately 80 metres to 516 metres. A fringing reef, seagrass beds and mangrove forests are the main ecosystems of the area. Figure 4illustrates the predominant ecosystems within the Bogue Lagoon and highlights the proposed conservation area.

The total area of wetland cover is over 85 hectares, and provides a habitat for birds (shorebirds, marine and terrestrial birds and other wetland bird species) and acts as a nursery area for marine fish. In addition to their ecological function, the wetland also enhances shoreline stability and act as a water retention area, thus mitigating against flooding of communities and the siltation of the coastal zone.

Existing protected area designations within the Bogue Lagoon area are the Montego Bay Marine Park, the Bogue Islands Lagoon Special Fishery Conservation Area and the Bogue Lagoon Creek Game Reserve.In 2019, the World Bank conducted a study on coastal mangroves in selected Jamaican communities, including the Bogue Lagoon. This study concluded that the Lagoon offers protection to "critical road infrastructure and contributes to the viability of mainstream and alternative tourism industries." (World Bank, 2019)