gopbroek
Contributor
Anyone have any detailed information on reef closures within the marine park that are supposed to go into effect? I am understanding that official announcement is supposed to come out on Monday the park is going to close the southern portion from Palancar around to Isote on the other side starting in October and possibly will re-open in January. Basically the southernmost accessible reef would be Cedral or possibly Francessa.
The statement I have seen was:
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Dear Members:
At the meeting on Tuesday , September 17, the Marine Park Advisory Council voted unanimously, that for the sake of the reef, Polígono No. 1 will be closed, from the concrete pier south of Playa Palancar to Punta Chiqueros on the other side of the island.
This is not going to solve the White Syndrome but the coral and el Cielo will be release from stress, it will be a month-to-month monitoring and in January 2020 will be consider the reopening of the area mention above.
The criterion of precautionary action in a protected natural area, conservation and as a world heritage site is the same criteria that apply to human health.
If you see that the patient is deteriorating, precautionary measures are taken before it deteriorates further or causes death.
That is why it was decided to give the Palancar and the rest of the reefs to the south a Vacation.
This will help also to review what is happening with the wastewater disposal of hotels and Beach Clubs in the south.
The sanitation measures of sewage in these hotels are based on not affecting the health of humans but are not based to protect the reef in front of them.
The National Guard, the SEMAR and the Harbour Master undertook to strengthen surveillance by standing guard on that pier to prevent the passage of vessels.
There will be a 15-day advertising and socialization campaign for Cozumel to find out about it.
It was not a unilateral decision of CONANP, it was a decision of the civil society of Cozumel.
-Taxists
-FPMC
- Consignee Agencies
-API
-Hotel Association
-Tour Operators
-Capitanía de Puerto
-Semar
-State Goverment
-Municipal government
-UQROO
Next Monday, Sept. 23 a Press Conference will be given to publicize the details of this action
The statement I have seen was:
"
Dear Members:
At the meeting on Tuesday , September 17, the Marine Park Advisory Council voted unanimously, that for the sake of the reef, Polígono No. 1 will be closed, from the concrete pier south of Playa Palancar to Punta Chiqueros on the other side of the island.
This is not going to solve the White Syndrome but the coral and el Cielo will be release from stress, it will be a month-to-month monitoring and in January 2020 will be consider the reopening of the area mention above.
The criterion of precautionary action in a protected natural area, conservation and as a world heritage site is the same criteria that apply to human health.
If you see that the patient is deteriorating, precautionary measures are taken before it deteriorates further or causes death.
That is why it was decided to give the Palancar and the rest of the reefs to the south a Vacation.
This will help also to review what is happening with the wastewater disposal of hotels and Beach Clubs in the south.
The sanitation measures of sewage in these hotels are based on not affecting the health of humans but are not based to protect the reef in front of them.
The National Guard, the SEMAR and the Harbour Master undertook to strengthen surveillance by standing guard on that pier to prevent the passage of vessels.
There will be a 15-day advertising and socialization campaign for Cozumel to find out about it.
It was not a unilateral decision of CONANP, it was a decision of the civil society of Cozumel.
-Taxists
-FPMC
- Consignee Agencies
-API
-Hotel Association
-Tour Operators
-Capitanía de Puerto
-Semar
-State Goverment
-Municipal government
-UQROO
Next Monday, Sept. 23 a Press Conference will be given to publicize the details of this action