The Caribbean spiny lobster fishery has been for many years a resource of high economic value since 1960 for the fishing communities of Quintana Roo. As a result of this, the S.C.P.P. Vigia Chico dedicated to small-scale fishing has made a joint effort among the fishermen that make it up to adopt the most robust standard since 1990 through a fishery improvement project (Marine Stewardship Council MSC). We started this after a hurricane that affected the community socially and economically.

Thus, we began to have a healthy lobster population, generate the minimum environmental impact, and exercise effective management in the fishery, elements that are part of the MSC. To achieve this, we addressed management and governance through egalitarian processes, a robust monitoring system, knowledge of the effect of fishing on the ecosystem, co-investment, and co-management of the resource.