'Ecocide of the seabed': Luxury condo expansion near Acapulco accused of causing irreversible damage

'Ecocide of the seabed': Luxury condo expansion near Acapulco accused of causing irreversible damage

Fishermen and divers in the Acapulco beach area of Puerto Marqués are accusing a luxury condominium’s expansion project of “ecocide of the seabed,” thrusting a local construction dispute into a push to criminalize large-scale environmental destruction in Mexico. Members of the Fishermen and Divers Cooperative Society say the project — a new restaurant plus swimming pool — is being built on land reclaimed from the sea in front of Vista Real, a 20…