Press Release:-  On Thursday, December 16, 2021, the Soufriere Marine Management Association Inc. (SMMA Inc.) was alerted of a fishing net set in a declared marine reserve within the Soufriere Marine Management Area (SMMA). The net was set on the coral reefs around and adjacent to Gros Piton in Soufriere.  Pursuant to Section 22 (1) of the Fisheries Act of the revised laws of Saint Luca, marine reserves are declared to afford special protection to marine fauna and flora in an area allowing for regeneration of aquatic life. The SMMA Inc., as the local fisheries management authority for the SMMA,