The Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) is pleased to report that The Bahamas is poised to significantly expand coastal habitat protections, which include important bonefish habitats. The Government recently designated 40 new marine protected areas encompassing over 5.2 million acres of marine habitats. This is considered the final step in an ambitious program, the Caribbean Challenge, that launched in 2008 to protect 20 percent of the country’s nearshore marine environment.
BTT will continue to identify key bonefish habitats around The Bahamas, study how bonefish utilize these habitats, and use the actionable knowledge collected to inform resource managers, government officials and the public about the importance of conserving this valuable recreational fishery, which generates $169 million (USD) annually for The Bahamas.
The new protected area designations are a big win for the flats fishery in The Bahamas.
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