The category V Ankarea Marine Protected Area (MPA), co-managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Ankarea Association, is characterized by the richness and quality of its coral reefs. Of the 36 coral genera inventoried here, Plerogyra and Tubastrea are insensitive and resilient to bleaching. This resilience is undermined by non-compliance with MPA management rules, lack of community involvement in co-management and dependence on destructive fishing practices. The co-managers are therefore promoting adaptive management with a holistic approach through the restructuring of the MPA General Assembly, the conduct of community and joint patrols using SMART technology, the promotion of sustainable fishing: gear selection, zoning; the promotion of income-generating activities and the feedback of results from ecological, socio-economic, patrol and catch monitoring for the purpose of adjusting management measures.