Executive Council of Bonaire Decides to Set Aside a No-Fish Zone Within Bonaire Marine Park
It was just announced that the Executive Council of the Insular Territory of Bonaire will set aside a portion of the Bonaire National Marine Park as a fish reserve/no-fish zone. The size and placement of the reserve is not known at this time. It is stipulated that the Council will ask for the advice of the local fishermen.
From experience with other islands, St. Lucia, for example, it is well documented that a fish reserve will bring many benefits. Fishermen habitually find larger quantities of bigger fish; dive tourism benefits from higher fish stocks and larger individual fish, and a more stable ecological system develops over time.
To view the government’s release in either Dutch or Papiamentu, click here. (Source: Bonaire Government Release)
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