Empowering Fishing Communities in the MAR Reef

Due to its easy access and its nearness to urban centers, the marine resources in the Omoa Bay have been subject to anthropogenic and natural pressures, such as, solid waste, invasive species, illegal fishing, among others, which have led to a significant reduction in fisheries.

Because of this and as follow up to the project “Managing ecosystems and promoting economic alternatives in the area of fisheries recovery site PAMUCH”, presented by Cuerpos de Conservación de Omoa, the NGO that co-administrates the Cuyamel Omoa National Park and developed within the community of Cuyamel. The NGO presented a new proposal “Sustainable management of coastal-marine ecosystems of the PAMUCH fisheries recovery site, Cuyamel Omoa National Park, Honduras” making it possible to begin a new phase.

This new phase aims to:

1. Develop an environmental management of the reef and Chachaguala Lagoon of the PAMUCH fisheries recovery site, Cuyamel Omoa National Park through:
2. Generate a process to divulgate the regulations and the existence of the PAMUCH fisheries recovery site at a National level.
3. Promote economic alternatives using Lionfish as a source of revenue and an action to eradicate this invasive species.
4. Get to know the current state of the coastal-marine ecosystems within PAMUCH.
5. Reduce illegal fishing activities within PAMUCH.
6. Reduce the amount of solid waste that is suspended and deposited in the Cachaguala lagoon and its surroundings.

All of this activities and successes have been able thanks to your support and faith in our projects. Because of you and your help, we have been able to follow up on previous activities, providing continuation to projects that have had a positive impacts in the region.

So thank you, for being part of our story.

The MAR Fund Team