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La Polcura artisanal fishers inaugurate a TURF-Reserve to engage the community in its conservation

| La Polcura TURF-Reserve | 16 Dec 2024

With La Polcura beach decked out for the occasion, the La Polcura Artisanal Fishers Union held the long-awaited inauguration of the La Polcura TURF-Reserve, a Voluntary Protection Zone that is the result of joint work with Capital Azul Foundation that began in 2019.

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