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Bahamas Protected Marine Protection Plan Bahamas Protected Marine Protection Plan for expanding The Bahamas Marine Protected Areas Network to meet The Bahamas 2020 declaration SEATHEFUTURE September 2018 20 by 20 White Paper Prepared by The Bahamas National Trust 20 by 20 White Paper : Marine Protection Plan | 1 A Proposal Prepared for the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Environment and Housing and the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources Prepared by the Bahamas Protected 20 by 20 White Paper Working Team: Lakeshia Anderson1, Craig Dahlgren2, Lindy Knowles1, Lashanti Jupp1, Shelley Cant-Woodside1, Shenique Albury-Smith3, Casuarina McKinney-Lambert4, Agnessa Lundy1 Bahamas National Trust1 Perry Institute for Marine Science2 The Nature Conservancy3 Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation4 20 by 20 White Paper : Marine Protection Plan | 2 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 13 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 14 THE BAHAMAS: A LEADER IN MARINE CONSERVATION ..................................................................... 15 BAHAMAS PROTECTED PROJECT ......................................................................................................... 16 BACKGROUND INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 17 PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING CARIBBEAN CHALLENGE INITIATIVE (CCI) GOALS ............................. 18 Current Bahamas National Protected Area System. ........................................................................... 18 Process for Developing 20 by 20 White Paper: Marine Protection Plan ............................................. 21 A GAP ANALYSIS, Expanding The Bahamas Marine Protected Area Network to Protect 20% of Marine and Coastal Environment by 2020 ........................................................................................... 23 ECONOMIC VALUE OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED BY BAHAMIAN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS ................................................................................................................................................................ 28 MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR BAHAMIAN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS ....................................... 31 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT .............................................................. 38 Community-Based Stakeholder Engagement ....................................................................................... 39 Public Relations Strategy ...................................................................................................................... 40 Petition Results ...................................................................................................................................... 42 PROPOSED PROTECTED AREAS ............................................................................................................. 43 A. ABACO ......................................................................................................................................... 45 1. Sandy Point Marine Managed Area ................................................................................................ 45 2. Expansion of Cross Harbour National Park ..................................................................................... 47 3. Expansion of the Marls of Abaco .................................................................................................... 49 B. BERRY ISLANDS ........................................................................................................................... 51 4. West Berry Islands Marine Managed Area ..................................................................................... 51 5. Kemp’s Cay to Pigeon Cay ............................................................................................................... 52 C. BIMINI ......................................................................................................................................... 54 6. North Bimini Marine Reserve.......................................................................................................... 54 D. CAT ISLAND ................................................................................................................................. 57 7. North Cat Island .............................................................................................................................. 57 8. Alligator Creek ................................................................................................................................. 59 9. Fernandez Bay Creek and Joe Sound/Armbrister Creek ................................................................. 61 10. Hawk’s Nest and Cutlass Creeks ............................................................................................. 63 11. Columbus Point ....................................................................................................................... 65 E. CAY SAL ........................................................................................................................................... 67 12. Expansion of Cay Sal Marine Managed Area .......................................................................... 67 F. CONCEPTION ISLAND ..................................................................................................................... 69 13. Expansion of Conception Island National Park ....................................................................... 69 G. ELEUTHERA ................................................................................................................................. 71 14. West Schooner Cays Marine Managed Area .......................................................................... 72 15. Egg Island ................................................................................................................................ 74 16. Seahorse National Park ........................................................................................................... 76 17. Savannah Sound and Plantation Reef ..................................................................................... 78 20 by 20 White Paper : Marine Protection Plan | 3 18. Half Sound, North and South .................................................................................................. 80 19. South Eleuthera Marine Managed Area ................................................................................. 81 20. Deep Creek .............................................................................................................................. 83 21. Lighthouse Point Marine Area ................................................................................................ 84 22. Corrie Sound............................................................................................................................ 86 H. Exuma ......................................................................................................................................... 87 23. Southern Exuma Cays.............................................................................................................. 87 24. Expansion of Moriah Harbour Cay National Park ................................................................... 89 I. GRAND BAHAMA ............................................................................................................................ 91 25. West End ................................................................................................................................. 91 J. INAGUA ........................................................................................................................................... 93 26. South Inagua ........................................................................................................................... 93 27. Expansion of Inagua National Park ......................................................................................... 95 28. Expansion of Little Inagua National Park ................................................................................ 97 29. Expansion of Hogsty Reef Protected Area .............................................................................. 99 K. LONG ISLAND ............................................................................................................................ 100 30. North Long Island .................................................................................................................. 100 31. North East Long Island .......................................................................................................... 102 32. Long Island Marine Managed Area (LIMMA) ........................................................................ 103 33. Long Island Great Lakes ........................................................................................................ 105 34. Steven’s Rock ........................................................................................................................ 106 35. South Long Island .................................................................................................................
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