Negril beach erosion

[Todd]

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...n-questionable

[captaind]

Who are "we" in his letter? Or is it the Royal we?

[Rob]

In this "Letter To The Editor", the "we" may be the Jamaica Surfing Association, as Pierre Diaz is one of the founding members... or it might be his company who has their own ideas about "coastal engineering" - Technological & Environmental Management Network Ltd.

He didnt really explain much about who the "we" are....

[Rob]

Here is a post I made back in January 2012 - you can determine for yourself the amount of "beach erosion" has occurred in 14 years....

Somehow, it always seems that those who write "letters to the editor" or "start petitions" seem to have a financial interest in their personal solutions...

To all,

Here is a picture that I took just a couple minutes ago on the beach at Charela Inn. Please note the position of their sign as well as the curve of the bay off in the distance.



Here is a picture I took at this same location back in March of 1998. It was featured on the Negril.com Negril Today page.



Once again note the sign and the curve of the bay in the background. As you notice, they are taken from approximately the same position, but some 14 years apart.

For the Smith Warner report from 2008 as referenced in the article to be accurate, there must be some 40 to 80 feet of beach missing since that old picture was taken in 1998. Do you see 40 to 80 feet of beach missing in the current picture?

As Kahuna said, "articles such as this often are written to sensationalize a cause, and can be overly pessimistic".