Tag: fish sanctuaries

“Having Your Goat and Eating it Too”

November 3, 2014

Does there really have to be a trade-off on Goat Islands? A trade-off, that is, between the environment and development – an idea that has often characterized the conversation on the proposed transshipment port on Goat Islands, in the Portland Bight Protected Area (PBPA). In this particular case, does it have to be one or the other? … More “Having Your Goat and Eating it Too”

2014 Coral Reef Assessment of Portland Bight Protected Area, Jamaica

June 12, 2014

Dr. Suzanne Palmer, a lecturer in coral reef ecology at the University of the West Indies, has received funding from the Waitt Foundation Rapid Ocean Conservation Grants Program to carry out an assessment of the coral reefs and marine nurseries within the Portland Bight Protected Area (PBPA). Dr. Palmer and team are using the AGRRA … More 2014 Coral Reef Assessment of Portland Bight Protected Area, Jamaica

An Open Letter to Minister Robert Pickersgill

September 30, 2013

In case you missed it, an edited version of this letter was printed in the “Jamaica Observer” on September 28. For more information (and daily updates on the campaign, as well as all kinds of useful and informative background material) visit the “No! to Port on Goat Island, Jamaica” Facebook page. Please, if you have … More An Open Letter to Minister Robert Pickersgill