Coral Reefs in the UK Overseas Territories: Status and ... - JNCC
Coral Reefs in the UK Overseas Territories: Status and ... - JNCC
Coral Reefs in the UK Overseas Territories: Status and ... - JNCC
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Legislation for Conservation <strong>and</strong> Management<br />
Examples:<br />
Bermuda <strong>Coral</strong> Reef Preserve Act, 1966<br />
Cayman Mar<strong>in</strong>e Conservation Regulations, 1998<br />
•Cont<strong>in</strong>ually improv<strong>in</strong>g legislation<br />
(Caribbean countries)<br />
-Permanent moor<strong>in</strong>gs, fish<strong>in</strong>g quotas <strong>and</strong> licenses,<br />
--no-take zones,<br />
-Protected areas,<br />
- damage compensation fees,<br />
-m<strong>and</strong>atory EIS.<br />
•Development of tools for educat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>form<strong>in</strong>g<br />
policy <strong>and</strong> decision-makers<br />
-Management <strong>and</strong> Recovery plans (Cayman- 30 recovery plans,<br />
Bermuda- 15 recovery plans)<br />
-Economic valuation- plac<strong>in</strong>g environment on an equal foot<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r socio-economic factors<br />
J Pitt
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