Cabo de Palos – Islas Hormigas Marine reserve

MaReFish: Characterisation of marine recreational fisheries around Cabo de Palos – Islas Hormigas marine reserve –

Project leader: University of Murcia – Spain MPA: Cabo de Palos – Islas Hormigas Theme: Increasing MPAs’ contribution to their territory by supporting the sustainable development of socio-economic activities, particularly fisheries Background: The Cabo de Palos – Islas Hormigas Marine

Spain’s Network of Marine Reserves

Presented during the 2018 MedPAN experience sharing-workshop. Spanish Marine Reserves for fisheries belong to an administrative network set up through the sectoral fisheries policy 32 years ago. Experience has shown that supporting Small Scale Fisheries (SSF) with this zonal protection