- Recognizing the importance of artisanal fishing as a significant economic activity for job creation, food security, and poverty eradication in coastal populations.
- Determining and regulating the fishing gear and methods to be used in the area.
- Conserving and sustainably utilizing the marine resources of the area.
- Recognizing the contribution to marine biodiversity conservation made by the artisanal fishers who belong to the Asociaciones de Pescadores Cuerderos de Palito and the community of Montero on the Island.
- Exercising control and surveillance jointly with government institutions involved in the operational management of the Responsible Fishing Marine Area.
- Certifying the product caught with handline (cuerda a mano) as a product of higher quality than that caught with other fishing gear and as a sustainable product.
- Securing financial and technical support for the various needs required for the proper management of the Responsible Fishing Marine Area.
- Developing prototype projects related to mariculture.
- Developing tourism projects in harmony with nature.