In the Boca small beaches The parrot fish even though it is prohibited your capture and marketing until 2027.
Since that year, the authorities have issued regulations that prohibit it, the last being the Decree 266-25. The objective is to protect these fish, keys to the preservation of reefs, as they are among the high biodiversity tropical ecosystems of the world, but are being susceptible to the overweight.
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Free newspaper could verify that in the tourist area of Boca girl he parrot fish It is marketed without major restrictions in some establishments.
In the El Lago cafeterialocated in front of the beach, a newspaper team was received normally and located in one of the Tables.
When delivering the menu, the service staff offered several Fish optionsamong which was the parrot fish.
After requesting to see the fish available, initially the parrot fish He was not shown along with the rest. However, after specifically insisting on seeing it, the employee agreed and brought a fish Clearly identified as parrot.
“It’s a fish in Veda“, recognized the own worker at the time of displaying it, evidencing knowledge of the provision.
He Full service of parrot fish The public is offered by 1,300 pesoswhile in other areas of the municipality the price can go down to 900 pesos by service, as is the case of the JOHANNY AND YENNY PESCADERYwhere they claimed not having the fish available, but they could Search and prepare.
![[object HTMLTextAreaElement]](https://resources.diariolibre.com/images/2025/08/01/310725-pez-loro-en-boca-chica--013-d8428ab9.jpg "Boca Chica businesses breach the ban of parrot fish")
When investigating several Boca Chica Pescaderías on the availability of Marine productsone of these sent WhatsApp a video with the available fish, in which several newly captured species were observed. Among them, there was a parrot fish still fresh.
The Moreno fishin contrast, sell the same fish to 255 pesosand in the Pescadería and frying the fabulous It is in a range of between 600 and 780 pesosdepending on the size or preparation of the fish.
In other areas of the country
Unlike open sale in Boca girlwhen contacting fishing located in the Provinces of Santo DomingoBarahona, Monte Cristi, Puerto Plata, Samaná, San Pedro de Macorís and La Altagracia (Bávaro), Sellers They replied that they are respecting the Veda established.
Insufficient inspectors
Last March, José Ramón Reyes López, Deputy Minister of Coastal and Marine Resources of the Ministry of Environmenthe argued that the institution Does not have enough inspectors to control the infraction to the ban.
He said at that time that, in an operation carried out in January of this 2025 in Boca girlseveral informal businesses closed, and they were the same authorities of the municipality who complainedclaiming that the offenders are of few resources and “parents of families.”
