Coastal and Marine Resources
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20 Jun 2011
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Ministers Call For Strengthened Regional Approach To Manage & Conserve Fisheries Resources
St. John’s Antigua, May 23, 2011… Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment Honourable Hilson Baptiste has endorsed the need to strengthen regional cooperation for the effective conservation and management of fisheries resources in the Caribbean.
Minister Baptiste was speaking at the Fourth Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Ministerial Council held at...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
SVG has several pieces of legislation to manage coastal and marine resources. In addition, the Adaptation Measures in Coastal Zones (GEF) Project is being implemented. Coastal and marine resource-based activities are a major revenue stream for Vincentians. Approximately greater than 42 hectares of mangroves remain along coastal areas in SVG. The rich resources of coral reefs are important to St. Vincent’s economy, with estimated values between $ 466,801 and $141, 136,608 USD. SVG is already...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
St. Lucia has developed the Coastal Habitat Mapping-Bathymetric and topographic mapping of coastal areas. Coastal Zone Management policies and projects have also been established on the island. Protected areas have been built for coral reefs, mangroves and beaches in St. Lucia. The Adaptation Measures in Coastal Zones (GEF) Project has also been implemented. St. Lucia has a coastline of 158 km. The island’s coastal shelf (522 km2) is relatively narrow and drops off sharply on the west coast. St...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
The costal and marine resources issue is addressed under integrated regulations of watershed and coastal area management base on the National Conservation and Environmental Protection Act (NCEPA) 1987. The National Report on Integrating the Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in St. Kitts and Nevis was established in 2001.
The Federation’s coastal zone constitutes a rich and unique habitat, which includes coral reefs, sea grass beds, mangroves, salt ponds, diverse aquatic life and the...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
Coastal and marine resources are managed by integrated policies, incorporating watershed and coastal areas. There is also a trans-boundary cooperation project in integrated management of watersheds and coastal areas between Haiti and its neighbouring country Dominican Republic. Making up the eastern side of Hispaniola, the Haitian coastline covers 1535 km before giving way to a relatively narrow continental shelf of 5000 km2. Like other Caribbean island countries, Haiti is rich in coastal and...
