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Cost sharing mechanisms Glovers Reef Marine Reserve – Management Plan In an effort to reduce costs and yet achieve good management, the Manager should explore possibilities of sharing certain management responsibilities with stakeholder groups through special co-management agreements (Morris 2002). For example, the maintenance of mooring buoys could be made the responsibility of the dive or tour operators in the reserve. Costsharing may also be in terms of fines for damages following bad practices. Recently, for example, damage to a mooring buoy through mooring of an over-sized live-aboard has resulted in a call for damages to be paid and the mooring point to be replaced by the live-aboard (GRAC, 2007). Collaboration with caye and resort owners in monitoring activities, such as monitoring of sea turtle nesting activity, would also assist in sharing the financial burdon, as would the involvement of fishermen in enforcement and catch data collection. This type of sharing of responsibility also fosters a greater sense of ownership by the users of the reserve. Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve has already developed this type of mechanism through its partnership with WCS, with much of the necessary research in the reserve being carried out by this international organization. In addition, WCS provides the reserve with some essential facilities and services. Resort owners have also contributed towards the salary of an extra ranger (from February, 2007), to overcome staffing shortages. This type of sharing could also be expanded to include sharing of specialized equipment and expertise of reserve staff within the national MPA network. Wildtracks / Wildlife Conservation Society, 2007 124
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