date:Aug 02, 2012
This spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery was certified following an independent assessment conducted by MRAG Americas to the MSC standard for sustainable, well-managed fisheries.
This fishery operates in nearshore waters of the Sian Kaan and Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserves off the coast of the State of Quintana Roo in the Yucatn Peninsula, Mexico. The harvest methods are free diving using 'Cuban casitas' in exclusive access parcels within Sian Kaan and hand harvest in the reefs of Banco