Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture added Parrotfish to list of protected marine species in Maldives.

The new Maldives General Fisheries Regulation (2020/R-75), prohibits the capture, killing, harming or transporting of any species of parrotfish.

Additionally, trading and displaying parrotfish or items produced from its parts in in shops and public places will be prohibited from March 1, 2021 onwards.

The Maldivian government last granted protection status to a coral reef fish, the napoleon wrasse, in 1995.

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