As has been stated here previously the Negril Beach is an extremely fragile environment surrounded by two rivers, the morass, and the sea. It is a island in and of itself. Yes, it has changed dramatically over the years. Partly because of the loss of trees that held the ecosystem together and the massive amounts of concerted that are now there. Nature has also taken it's course. My late husband's Mother Miss Ella had property by the craft market which is no longer there. It is now under water. If you look at the beach when 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was filmed you will see a totally different environment. It was my Husband's and even his children's playground. There is a reason many of the old timers chose not to live on the beach. I am sure the stories of tsunami' s being passed from generation to generation was one of the reasons. As Bob said "No One Can Control the Time." And nature will take it's toll as has been evidenced globally all over the planet.
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