Deep Dive: Abaco Pride Campaign May 27, 2009

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Deep Dive: Abaco Pride Campaign May 27, 2009

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Deep Dive: Abaco Pride Campaign May 27, 2009. Bahamas Facts. Capital : Nassau Name Origin : Islands of Shallow Seas Population : 300,000 Independence : 1973 Geography : 700 islands, 100,000 sq miles Industry : Tourism and Financial Services - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Capital: Nassau

Name Origin: Islands of Shallow Seas

Population: 300,000

Independence: 1973

Geography: 700 islands, 100,000 sq miles

Industry: Tourism and Financial Services

Conservation: 3rd Largest Barrier Reef, with 15% of Coral on the Planet.

Bahamas Facts

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Abaco Facts

Capital: Marsh Harbor

Population: 13,000

Geography: 120 mile-long stretch of islands and cays

Industry: Tourism

Conservation: 5 National Parks, No-Take Seasons, Marine Protected Areas

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Capacity

Friends of the Environment

To preserve and protect Abaco’s terrestrial and marine environments in order to achieve sustainable living for the wildlife and the

people of Abaco, Bahamas

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Conservation

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ConservationConservation Targets

Spiny Lobster (Crawfish)

Coral Reef

Wetlands

Direct ThreatsIllegal Fishing of Egg-Bearing Crawfish

Illegal Fishing of Undersized Crawfish

Illegal Out-of-Season Fishing of Crawfish

Lionfish that Eat Crawfish Larvae

Wetland Degradation

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Conservation

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Constituency

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ConstituencyBahamas National Trust

Ministry of Tourism

Chamber of Commerce

Local Government

Teachers

School Administrators

Fisheries Officers

Fishermen

Scientists

Abaco Residents

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Constituency

K. Quincy Parker    Monday, 30 March 2009 17:24

Bahamian conservationist d’Shan Maycock has planned a conservation campaign on Abaco that could lead

to better management of the island’s marine resources, and

deeper penetration of the message of conservation nationwide.

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Knowledge Attitude Inter personal communication

Barrier removal Behavior change Threat reduction Conservation result

. Spiny lobster will be taken of the menu during the closed season.

Fishermen will be trained to fish Lion Fish during the closed season as an alternative to the Spiny Lobster.

Legislation will be enforced to discontinue the use of compressors to set traps.

Fishermen will only fish during open season and discontinue fishing during closed season.

Fishermen will not take out egg-bearing and juvenile lobster species.

Reduction of harvested juvenile and egg-bearing Spiny Lobster from the sea.

Reduction of harvested Spiny Lobster during the closed season.

Spiny Lobster population will increase by 35% by December 2012.

Theory of Change

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Where are we in the Project Plan Phase?