Rastagirl777 - Thank you for reminding us. Good news though, since the government named our bay (Samuel's Bay and Orange Bay), a National Marine Park, and with help from the National Environmental Protection Agency, we see very few boats or net fishing activity during the day. However, it still exists at night. They drag their nets across the reef and use our shoreline to pull up their catch. It takes them about 4 hours. We've seen what they catch for all that effort and it's very little. Mostly young, infantile fish. Baby Red Snapper, Parrot Fish, etc., to be sold at local restaurants and hotels. We actively encourage local fisherman to catch lion fish with hand held spears. We suggest they leave the young ones in the ocean so they can grow to maturity. Shoreline fishing along the coral reefs is also illegal. They must go beyond the reef in deeper water to fish. We don't allow our guests to fish as some even bring fishing poles with them. We strictly prohibit it.
It is going to take time to correct what we have done to our planet. Past, present and future. However, we are very optimistic. Especially, if we have people like you to spread the word.
Originally Posted by Rhodesresort
