Coastal and Marine Resources
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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...
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...
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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...
