Peru | Country's first MPA draws fire from enviros over provisions allowing commercial fishing

When Peru declared the creation of the Nazca Ridge National Reserve in the country’s southern waters this past June, it also increased — in one fell swoop — the proportion of its maritime area under protection from less than 1% to nearly 8%.

But the move has sparked an outcry from conservationists, who say the only thing the reserve’s controversial management policies protect is the interests of Peru’s fishing industry.

https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/marine-experts-flag-new-peru-marine-reserve-that-allows-industrial-fishing/