just off the shore of gambon's capital leap of the she just cannot come out on his eco guards patrol the coastline for illegal fishing . since 27000 nearly a quarter of gaap on the waters have been named marine protection areas making the pun guy or a marine park the biggest protection zone on offer because west coast. says the idea to create a marine park came from the need to preserve the fish stocks and to reduce the pressure of fishing particularly industrial fishing. that's why the park was created and from the shore it goes out around 4 kilometers . commercial fishing is strictly prohibited here but he and his men still come across illegal fishing activities every day these fishermen have been caught before they've already been given a warning. when the men go ashore they'll have to report to the authorities if they went fishing illegally. the leaders of the fishing communities the marine parks are viewed with mixed feelings but the fishermen feel they're being pushed out of their fishing grounds ali acking to mentone mabo is the deputy president of gambon's largest fishing co-

being pushed as if they're fishing grounds ali acking to mentone mabo is the deputy president of gambon's largest fishing co-operative he's come to terms with the new regulations. sure the park has taken over some of the fishing waters. but what many people don't understand is it doesn't mean the fishing business is over it's not over because once the fish that are produced in the park mature they also leave these areas they leave. sessile. everyone in this community is involved in the fishing business from making the nets to selling the fish and then smoking it so that it can be transported to other parts of the country a few years ago much of this trade was informal but then the government ordered the registration of the boats and the formation of the cooperatives. the wildlife conservation society has been working with the cooperatives on behalf of the government the n.g.o.s helps them understand why for instance the match in the nets has to be big enough to let small fish through and why it's more sustainable to let the fish grow and reproduce. get their shots isn't that the are too c