Marine Protected Areas play a key role in the maintenance of global fisheries. Within them, individuals are larger, there is a higher density and biomass, as well as greater species richness. These increases also go beyond the limits of the protected area through the “overflow” effect. With the creation of the Yuruparí – Malpelo IMD, the management of tuna and medium pelagic fisheries will be strengthened, guaranteeing the maintenance of the fishing resource and associated goods and services, contributing to guarantee the country’s food security and the conservation of fishing resources through planning and management actions, as well as conserving the natural marine heritage of the Eastern Tropical Pacific by contributing to its ecosystemic connectivity. It is a strategy with a landscape approach to biodiversity conservation at the local level, such as the Malpelo FFS, and at the regional level, such as the Cordillera de Coiba Managed Resource Area in Panama.