Marine Reserves

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07. MARINE RESERVES

No-take marine reserves are areas closed to fishing and other extractive human uses. They conserve ecosystems, sustain fisheries and benefit coastal communities. However, only 1% of the ocean is fully protected under this category. The Revillagigedo Archipelago, in the Mexican Pacific, can become a successful marine reserve. Currently, fishing is banned in a narrow strip of just over 10 kilometers around each island

A large increase of the no-take zone would not affect tuna fishing, which would even increase its long-term yield thanks to the replenishing of stocks inside the reserve. Mexico has a unique opportunity to become a global conservation leader by creating the largest no-take marine reserve in North America.

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Only 1% of the ocean is fully protected under no-take marine reserves: that is, areas that are closed to fishing and other extractive human uses.

Currently, fishing is banned in a narrow strip of just over 10 kilometers around each island

If we add the contribution of marine ecotourism in Revillagigedo, which already reaches 14 million dollars a year

The creation of a marine reserve increases the diversity, quantity, and size of fish.

These remote islands are home to the largest abundance of sharks and giant manta rays in North America

The Revillagigedo Archipelago, in the Mexican Pacific, can become a successful marine reserve

A large increase of the no-take zone would not affect tuna fishing, which would even increase its long-term yield thanks to the replenishing of stocks inside the reserve

With the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico has a unique opportunity to become a global conservation leader by creating the largest no-take marine reserve in North America