Artificial Reefs in the Pacific Basin: A Review of Their Use and Results

Fish stocks seem to be a negative trend in the world. One of the alternatives for over 20 years was the setup of artificial reefs in order to make artisanal fishing a sustainable activity. These actions are implemented mainly by governments through public policies, as is the case of Japan, the United States, and Europe in which they have had some success. In Mexico, these structures have also been set, but they lack evaluations that allow us to measure their effectiveness. The comparative public policies let us know the advance or regression in other nations of said government actions and thus be able to improve said policy.