Coastal and Marine Resources
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
A coastal zone management plan is in formulation in Dominica. Exploitation of living marine resources is under the regulation of the fisheries laws. Dominica has 153 km (95 miles) of coastline adjoined to a 715 sq. km coastal shelf. The critical ecosystems in the coastal areas consist of beaches, coral reefs, river estuaries, sea grass beds, mangroves/wetlands, fish, seaweeds, turtles, crustaceans, porifera, echinoderms and mollusks, seabirds and a variety of marine mammals including several...
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
Antigua and Barbuda has established coastal zone, EEZ and watershed management institutions. The relevant management legislation has also been strengthened.The marine and coastal environment is particularly important to Antigua and Barbuda. However, population increases and tourism-based developments are putting pressure on coastal resources. More than 60% of the population lives within the coastal zone. Antigua and Barbuda’s coastal resources include mangroves and wetlands, coral reefs, sea...
admin
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03 May 2011
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NASSAU, Bahamas -- Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Lawrence S ‘Larry’ Cartwright has come out in support of the new Fisheries Improvement Plan (FIP) which seeks to address international concerns about the spiny lobster industry.
“The Bahamas must develop the means to better manage its commercial fisheries,” said Mr Cartwright, the Member of Parliament for Long Island and the Ragged Islands.
“The FIP provides an excellent opportunity for us to do this...
elena
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02 May 2011
In 2010, the Seychelles presented their Third National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
The Seychelles has an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 1.3 million square kilometres, compared with a terrestrial area of 453 square kilometres. However, marine biodiversity is not studied to the same degree as terrestrial biodiversity, despite the natural resource asset it provides the country. Given that fishing and tourism are two key economic sectors of the Seychelles, there is a strong...
elena
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15 Apr 2011
Sustainable development in small island developing States depends largely on coastal and marine resources. The lack of an integrated approach to coastal and marine area management has limited the effectiveness of past and present management measures which is increasingly resulting in coastal habitats being degraded through pollution, natural resources being overexploited and growing conflicts between competing resource uses. Development patterns have also had an adverse impact on traditional...
