Estructura e impacto territoriales de la pesca comercial riberena en los puertos de la Reserva Estatal El Palmar, Yucatan (Mexico)

Territorial structure and impact of commercial inshore fishing in the fishing is an economic activity that provides nutritious food for the population and contributes to the generation of wealth. Currently, fishing faces challenges such as overexploitation, illegal fishing, marine pollution and climate change. To overcome these challenges the 2030 Sustainable Development Objectives include a 15-year agenda and advocate for environmental protection, food security and sustainable economic growth. Under this global panorama, research is committed to the objectives from a local context: to reveal the territorial structure and the territorial impacts of the coastal commercial fishing activity in the ports of the El Palmar State Reserve (47,931.45 ha): Celesttln and Sisal (Yucatan, Mexico). Theories about the spatial organization of the economy and the territorial impact underpin this research that is supported by quantitative data and qualitative information. Results reflect the predominance of negative impacts because the activity lacks territorial ordering. This calls into question the sustainability of coastal fishing in that protected natural area.