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National Ocean Policy in the works
Steps are under way to develop a national ocean policy framework, which will focus on protecting and growing the country’s marine resources.
This word comes from Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) Dr Leo Brewster, who while speaking at a panel discussion on ‘The Development of Ocean Policy: Promises and Pitfalls’ at Copacabana, Bay Street, said that safeguarding the island’s blue economy resources is paramount to the island’s development
“What we have to recognise is that as a small island developing state with an ocean space that is 425 times our own landmass, we have to start looking [at] dealing with the extensive maritime area and the significant living organisms and inorganic and organic materials that may be found in the marine environment that can contribute significantly to our country’s blue economy and long term environment.
