TIDE tours wins 2017 Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Award
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L-R: Ms. Delonie Forman (TIDE Tours Manager), Mr. Martin Ack (TIDE Tours Guide), Ms. Caroline Oliver (Sales & Marketing Manager).
TIDE Tours a tour operator in Punta Gorda, Belize, has been recently recognized for its continued commitment to reducing impacts of climate change through tourism activities. The organization was … Further reading...
Continue readingMAR Fund and the Belize Marine Fund Supports Manatee Conservation in Belize
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It is a 23ft Pelican 11 seater fiberglass vessel, with 60HP 4-stroke Mercury SeaPro Outboard Engine.
Photo credits: Celeshia Guy/Oceana
The Belize Marine Fund (BMF) is pleased to have participated in an inauguration ceremony hosted by its grantee Sea to Shore Alliance (Sea2Shore), on Friday January 12th, 2018, to … Further reading...
Continue readingResearch, Monitoring, and Community Engagement in Manatee Conservation and their habitats in Belize
By James Powell/Jamal Galves
Increased development activities in three key Antillean manatee habitats within Belize has made necessary the need for a multi-pronged approach of research, community-based involvement, and conservation and educational actions to ensure the safety of this endangered species. The grant from the MAR Fund enabled Clearwater Marine … Further reading...
Building capacity for effective lionfish management in South Water Caye Marine Reserve
Author: Celso Sho
Belize’s barrier reef underpins its fishing and tourism economies, and makes up 12% of the total GDP. However, since they were first recorded in Belizean waters in 2008, invasive lionfish are decimating populations of native coral reef fish and invertebrates, undermining the reef’s resilience to the effects … Further reading...
Monitoring and Protecting Fish Spawning Aggregations at Turneffe Atoll, Belize
By Sarah Poon & Nicanor Requena
From July 1, 2022, to October 30, 2023, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association (TASA) advanced monitoring and protection for fish spawning aggregations (SPAGs) at Turneffe Atoll and throughout Belize. The project aimed to advance sustainable fisheries management by … Further reading...
Reimagining Belizean Tourism
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