Threats and Pressures :
Access to fishing on the site was permitted until the late 1980s, limited to a few well-equipped insiders who knew the area perfectly. Since the appearance of the cheap versions of satellite positioning systems, in particular the GPS, incursions on the site multiplied, the poaching using scuba diving, has almost become a national sport. Currently, the banc des Kabyles is threatened by illegal fishing, including commercial recreational fishing, underwater hunting, habitat destruction, pollution caused by the accumulation of solid waste as a result of coastal traffic in summer, heavy use of fishing gear and overexploitation.