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MA
RIN
E PR
OTE
CTE
D A
REA
S M
ARI
NE
PRO
TEC
TED
ARE
AS
IN T
HE
BAH
AM
AS
IN T
HE
BAH
AM
AS
By:
By:
Jane
en B
ulla
rd &
Ja
neen
Bul
lard
&
LaK
eshi
a A
nder
son
LaK
eshi
a A
nder
son
IABI
N M
ARI
NE
PRO
TEC
TED
ARE
AS
WO
RKSH
OP
Och
oRi
os, J
amai
caM
arch
10th
–13
th, 2
008
Nat
iona
l Par
k Sy
stem
Nat
iona
l Par
kSy
stem
of
the
Baha
mas
Wal
kers
Cay
Nat
iona
l Par
k
Luca
yan
Nat
iona
l Par
kR
and
Nat
ure
Cen
trePe
ters
on C
ay N
atio
nal P
ark
Bla
ck S
ound
Cay
Nat
iona
l Res
erve
Tillo
oC
ay N
atio
nal R
eser
ve
The
Ret
reat
Bon
efis
h Po
pnd
Nat
iona
l Par
kH
arro
ld a
nd W
ilson
Pon
ds N
atio
nal P
ark
The
Prim
eval
For
est
Cen
tral A
ndro
s Nat
iona
l Par
ks Exum
a C
ays
land
& se
a Pa
rk
Mor
aih
Har
bour
Cay
Nat
iona
l Par
k
Littl
e In
agua
Nat
iona
l Par
k
Uni
on C
reek
Res
erve
Inag
ua N
atio
nal P
ark
Mar
ine
Farm
Hop
e H
ouse
Aba
co N
atio
nal P
ark
Con
cept
ion
Isla
nd
Exu
ma
Cay
s La
nd &
Sea
E
xum
a C
ays
Land
& S
ea
Par
kP
ark
••C
reat
ed in
1C
reat
ed in
195
995
9••
Man
aged
by
BN
TM
anag
ed b
y B
NT
••B
ecam
e no
Bec
ame
no-- ta
ke in
ta
ke in
19
8619
86••
Man
agem
ent P
lan
Man
agem
ent P
lan
Com
plet
edC
ompl
eted
Phot
o co
urte
sy o
f S. L
arso
n
Net
wor
k of
Mar
ine
Rese
rves
N
etw
ork
of M
arin
e Re
serv
es
••Th
e na
tiona
l net
wor
k of
Th
e na
tiona
l net
wor
k of
MPA
sM
PAs
to in
clud
e to
incl
ude
at le
ast 2
0% o
f the
tota
l she
lf ed
ge o
f The
at
leas
t 20%
of t
he to
tal s
helf
edge
of T
he
Baha
ma
Baha
ma
bank
sba
nks
••In
itial
des
igna
tion
in 2
000
Initi
al d
esig
natio
n in
200
0––
Fish
erie
s A
ct/R
egul
atio
nsFi
sher
ies
Act
/Reg
ulat
ions
––N
o m
anag
emen
t pla
nN
o m
anag
emen
t pla
n
An
dros
A
ndr
os
••An
dros
Nor
ther
n an
d An
dros
Nor
ther
n an
d So
uthe
rn B
arrie
r Ree
f So
uthe
rn B
arrie
r Ree
f N
atio
nal P
arks
Nat
iona
l Par
ks••
Andr
os W
est
Side
Andr
os W
est
Side
NB
: Out
lined
in g
reen
are
the
prop
osed
ar
eas
to b
e in
clud
ed in
the
wes
t sid
e pr
otec
ted
area
sys
tem
San
Salv
ador
San
Salv
ador
Activ
ities
com
plet
edAc
tiviti
es c
ompl
eted
––Co
mm
unity
Con
sulta
tion
Com
mun
ity C
onsu
ltatio
n––
Div
e Ta
g Pr
ogra
mD
ive
Tag
Prog
ram
––Pr
opos
al S
ubm
itted
to
Prop
osal
Sub
mitt
ed t
o go
vern
men
tgo
vern
men
t
Nor
th
Nor
th B
imin
iBi
min
i•
Are
a si
ze: 3
0.69
km
2
•H
abita
ts:
–M
angr
ove
(wes
tern
edg
e)–
Seag
rass
beds
–Bo
nefis
h fla
ts–
Reef
–la
goon
•M
ain
thre
ats
–M
ajor
dev
elop
men
t–
Fore
ign
fishi
ng•
His
tori
c si
te–
Hea
ling
hole
Aba
coA
baco
••A
rea
size
: A
rea
size
: ≈≈95
.16
km95
.16
km22
••A
baco
Bar
rier
Ree
fA
baco
Bar
rier
Ree
f••
Hab
itats
Hab
itats
––C
oral
reef
C
oral
reef
––
Seag
rass
Seag
rass
beds
beds
––m
angr
oves
man
grov
es
••M
ajor
thre
ats
Maj
or th
reat
s––
Cas
uari
nas
Cas
uari
nas
––Li
onfis
h (2
spe
cies
)Li
onfis
h (2
spe
cies
)
Exum
aEx
uma
••Si
te 1
: Siz
e: 1
45.5
2 km
Site
1: S
ize:
145
.52
km22
––m
angr
oves
and
cre
eks
man
grov
es a
nd c
reek
s––
Bone
fish
flats
Bo
nefis
h fla
ts
––Sp
iny
lobs
ter b
reed
ing
Spin
y lo
bste
r bre
edin
g gr
ound
s gr
ound
s
••M
ajor
thre
at
Maj
or th
reat
––
Lack
of e
nfor
cem
ent
Lack
of e
nfor
cem
ent
••Si
te 2
: Siz
e: 1
01.8
3 km
Site
2: S
ize:
101
.83
km22
––N
assa
u gr
oupe
r spa
wni
ng
Nas
sau
grou
per s
paw
ning
ag
greg
atio
nag
greg
atio
n––
Patc
h re
efs
Patc
h re
efs
••M
ajor
thre
ats
Maj
or th
reat
s––
Com
mer
cial
fish
ing
(LI)
Com
mer
cial
fish
ing
(LI)
––Bl
each
ing
Blea
chin
g––
Lion
fish
Lion
fish
Sout
h So
uth
Eleu
ther
aEl
euth
era
••A
rea
size
: 50.
30 k
mA
rea
size
: 50.
30 k
m22
••H
abita
tsH
abita
ts––
Patc
h re
efs
Patc
h re
efs
––M
angr
oves
Man
grov
es––
Blue
hol
esBl
ue h
oles
––Se
agra
ssSe
agra
ssm
eado
ws
mea
dow
s––
Bree
ding
gro
unds
Bree
ding
gro
unds
••Q
ueen
con
chQ
ueen
con
ch••
Spin
y lo
bste
rSp
iny
lobs
ter
••M
ain
thre
ats
Mai
n th
reat
s––
Dep
ress
ed e
cono
my
Dep
ress
ed e
cono
my
––en
forc
emen
ten
forc
emen
t––
Lion
fish
Lion
fish
Berr
y Is
land
sBe
rry
Isla
nds
••A
rea
size
A
rea
size
≈≈13
6.31
km
136.
31 k
m22
••Ed
ge o
f ton
gue
of th
e Ed
ge o
f ton
gue
of th
e oc
ean
ocea
n ••
Hab
itats
Hab
itats
––Ex
tens
ive
Cor
al re
ef
Exte
nsiv
e C
oral
reef
––
Seag
rass
Seag
rass
beds
beds
••co
nch
nurs
ery
grou
nds
conc
h nu
rser
y gr
ound
s
••M
ain
thre
ats
Mai
n th
reat
s––
Lion
fish
Lion
fish
––D
evel
opm
ents
Dev
elop
men
ts––
Fish
ing
Fish
ing
CU
RREN
TLY
CU
RREN
TLY
……....
••N
atio
nal I
mpl
emen
tatio
n Su
ppor
t N
atio
nal I
mpl
emen
tatio
n Su
ppor
t Pr
ogra
mm
ePr
ogra
mm
e(N
ISP)
Par
tner
ship
s(N
ISP)
Par
tner
ship
s(D
MR,
BN
T, T
NC
, BES
T C
OM
)(D
MR,
BN
T, T
NC
, BES
T C
OM
)––
Cap
acity
Pla
n C
apac
ity P
lan
––Su
stai
nabl
e Fi
nanc
e Pl
anSu
stai
nabl
e Fi
nanc
e Pl
an––
Mas
ter P
lan
Mas
ter P
lan
••A
sses
smen
t of c
urre
nt s
tate
of p
ropo
sed
Ass
essm
ent o
f cur
rent
sta
te o
f pro
pose
d ar
eas
& d
efin
ing
boun
dari
es.
area
s &
def
inin
g bo
unda
ries
.••
Con
tinue
d st
akeh
olde
r con
sulta
tions
Con
tinue
d st
akeh
olde
r con
sulta
tions
––M
anag
emen
t pla
n/zo
ning
M
anag
emen
t pla
n/zo
ning
Emai
l con
tact
s:Em
ail c
onta
cts:
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ham
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iaan
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