Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Authorities increase surveillance at protected area of Los Arcos Puerto Vallarta

Authorities have permanently implemented the Interinstitutional Inspection and Surveillance Operation at Los Arcos of the Bay of Banderas due to bad tourism practices and illegal fishing that have a negative impact on marine life in the area.

The program increases monitoring, inspecting, and verifying activities in and around the micro-system to ensure optimal conditions. Monitoring will be carried out the Navy Secretariats of Mexico (Semar), the Harbor Master's Office, as well as Profepa.

The determination to implement permanent inspection and surveillance actions is due to the fact that Los Arcos is a site of high biological importance, of . . .

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