Pure Grenada, The Spice of the Caribbean is said to be taking important steps to further protect its marine environment.
This it says is for future generations while creating opportunities for the sector.
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Grenada’s industry major stakeholders are said to be working with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to develop a public/private sector partnership to reduce marine waste coming from pleasure vessels such as yachts. The project is dubbed ‘Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystem Management in the Caribbean for Small Island Developing States’. It will examine Grenada and Carriacou’s current capacity and create research-based solutions to deal with waste in an eco-friendly manner.
Additionally, Grenada is set to implement a Marine Waste Management Policy with amendments to existing legislation and the introduction of accompanying regulations.
This policy, according to a release from the GTA (the Grenada Tourism Authority) is aimed at setting up a management system for marine waste management, including monitoring, funding, penalties and cost structures.
Confident it’s a positive action to manage Grenada’s fisheries sustainably, Acting Permanent Secretary,
Michael Stephen, says “Grenada is an International Maritime Organization (IMO) member and will comply with measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent marine pollution from ships.”
The Grenada Ports Authority (GPA) is the country’s focal point for international maritime matters, which fall under the auspices of the global Maritime Organization. It reiterates its support for the proposed policy and is looking forward to a timely adoption of what is the IMO’s Caribbean Small Commercial Vessels Code.
The General Manager at the Port Authority, Carlyle Felix, is convinced that its adoption will promote cleaner seas, one of the pillars of an ocean-based economy. Sheena Phillip-Lynch, Wee FM News.
