Alianza Kanan Kay

Alianza Kanan Kay is an extensive and socially inclusive alliance of stakeholders from all sectors (fishing cooperatives, fisheries and environmental government agencies, national and international marine conservation NGOs, research institutions and philanthropists) working together to establish a network of fisheries reserves that protects at least 20% of the territorial waters of Quintana Roo (México) by the year 2015. Kanan Kay is Mayan and stands for: taking care of fish or protecting fish A fisheries reserve is an area in which no extractive activities (Any type of fisheries) is permitted.