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ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF MONTEGO BAYS COASTLINE PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

THE MONTEGO BAY MARINE PARK TRUST On a mission to conserve, restore and manage the marine and costal resources in Montego Bay for the maximum benefit of traditional users, the community and the nation.

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was able to consistently engage the wider public and successfully implement the various programs, projects and activities organized. The display of social and corporate responsibility for the Marine Park by the local community and organizations like The Rotaract, MBJ Airports LTD, CPJ, Half Moon Resort, Rhapsody Cruises, Discovery Bay Marine Lab, Regal Bakery and The Sandal Foundation. Create a beautiful cycle of social and corporate environmental stewardship that if maintained can lead to the effective conservation of the Park.

Strengthening the local commitment to protect Montego Bays Coasts

Riding on the waves of the excellent precedence set in 2012 the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust has made phenomenal steps towards protecting the Marine Park in 2013. The small team of six have been actively tackling the numerous issues affecting the Marine Park. These include; the Lionfish Invasion, Fish Stock Depletion, Confirmation of the parks boundaries, Coral Reef destruction, Zoning of the Marine Park, Poaching, Pollution and the protection of the remaining marine habitat. With a focus on relationship building and strengthening the local commitment to protect Montego Bays Coasts the Trust

2013 Projects & Activities

30 educational presentations in six months 3 presentations on World Wetlands Day Earth Day Beach Clean Up 198 volunteers 3018 lbs garbage GEF sponsored Lionfish Management Outreach activities in association with DBML

MBMPT Anniversary celebration Fisher Folk Forum Initiated the Alternative Livelihoods Program with MBFCS & NEPA MBMPT Summer Camp 70 children MBMPT Volunteer Program

Inspire sustainable use of our environment

Lessening the impact human activity is having on the marine life and giving the ecosystem a chance to start restoring itself.
The Trust aims to not only encouraged the JCF to raise the maintain, but improve local priority placed on enforcing collaboration in our efforts to environmental laws and increase protect the the support our Montego Bay enforcement team Creating an ongoing Marine Park. As receives. Improved network of persons, org., such the Trust the outreach efforts and activities that counter have incorpoand increased the the issues affecting the rated a multi environmental tiered strategy awareness of the Park that inspires local stakeholders sustainable use of our resources. and their beneficiaries. CoordiThe strategy includes the rebirth nate an alternative livelihoods of our volunteer program project and a scientific project to Friends of the Park. Since its identify how to manage the start it has had 22 volunteers Lionfish invasion. Creating an come on board to learn and help ongoing network of persons, with patrols, beach clean ups, organizations and activities that event production, summer camp, counter the issues affecting the administration and gathering Park promotional material. They have

Youth Development

I NVESTING IN

From LeftRight Mayor of Montego Bay, Glendon Harris Chairman of the Montego Bay Fishermens Cooperative Society, Devon Grey MBMPT Park Manager, Hugh Shim Chairman of the Whitehouse Fishermen's Cooperative, Troy Jump Marine Ecologist Discovery Bay Marine Lab, Dr. Dayne Buddo MBMPT Chairman, Blaise Hart MBMPT Park Ranger, Joshua Bailey Marine Police, Corporal Cabalero

Chairman of the MBMPT, Blaise Hart ( left) & Park Manager, Hugh Shim ( Right) meeting the children enrolled in the annual summer camp. The camp had 70 children from fishing villages in Montego Bay and S.O.S Children's Village enroll the program. Sponsors were Half Moon Resort , Regal Bakery, Rhapsody Cruises and Cornwall Beach

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