 In 1987, the Fisheries Division established the Tobago Cays as a "conservation area", along with nine other such areas, in which spear fishing was prohibited.The rectangular boundary of this area included the whole of Mayreau, the Cays and most of the coral reefs, but was slightly smaller than the area now designated as a marine park.It has also been pointed out (ECLAC, 2002; IJA, 2004a) that the 1986 Fisheries Act only provided for the designation of marine reserves, not conservation areas.