•
Don't touch living corals when swimming, snorkeling,
or scuba diving. The lightest touch
of a finger, fin, dangling hose, camera, or of sand stirred
up can cause damage.
• Don't reap corals from the
sea or buy black or white coral jewellery or other coral products.
It is illegal to take or possess black or white corals in Jamaica.
• Leave in place
all plants, corals, animals, fish and shells whether they are
alive or not. An empty shell will soon become the home of a
crab or small fish.
• When snorkeling
or scuba-diving, view fish but do not feed them: indiscriminate
feeding destroys their natural eating habits.
• Watch out for
swimmers, snorkelers, and scuba-divers when operating a boat
and stay at least 100 metres from the red and white diver's
flag when it is displayed on a float or boat.
• Tie up boats to
mooring buoys so that anchor
chains do not touch, damage or crush the corals, sea grass &
mud. Anchor use in non-designated areas is illegal.
• Do not use plastic
and styrofoam containers. They are not biodegradable and they
litter the sea floor and kill marine animals.
• Dispose of all
waste properly, whether on land or at sea. |
| Doing
these won't water down your fun... |
...while
enjoying the marine environment |
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| ...while
enjoying the beaches: |
•
Don't buy jewellery or other products made of turtle shells.
Sea turtles are endangered in Jamaica.
• Don't disturb mangroves or sea grass beds with your
feet, boats or anchors. They are critical to Montego Bay's
marine environment.
• Don't buy or eat lobsters in April, May or June.
This is the closed season for lobster fishing in Jamaica.
• Don't buy or eat conch from July to October. This
is the closed season.
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A National Treasure,
A Community Resource
TAKE
ONLY PHOTOS AND LEAVE ONLY BUBBLES... |
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