Belize has taken some great steps to protecting their ocean waters and the life within it. The Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve will be expanded 700%! and they will be phasing out the use of gillnet fishing by 2022, partly by assisting "fishers transition to more sustainable livelihoods".
Not sure what a gillnet is and how it is a killing sea turtles and other marine life that is both not intended to be caught and are often threatened species? Read this from NOAA : https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/bycatch/fishing-gear-gillnets There are plenty of ways to fish, but this is not one of the ways we should be when in certain waters. "The marine reserve expansion has helped Belize meet its international commitment to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Aichi Target 11, which calls for nations to protect at least 10% of their marine environments by 2020." Read more from Monga Bay: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/belize-takes-ocean-action-with-expanded-marine-reserve-and-ban-on-gill-nets/ This article was part of the August 28th Seven Seas Bulletin. Read the entire bulletin at : https://esteem.app/hive-127788/@portsundries/seven-seas-bulletin-august-28th-2020 Help defend the oceans. Support sustainable fishing and aquaculture/agriculture practices. Don't pollute your local waterways. Donate to your local marine conservation charity. Image courtesy of Pixabay.com
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