Business & Economy
No more fishing licenses for Guatemalans with Belizean documents
After numerous reports of excessive and illegal fishing, approximately 38 Guatemalan fishermen will not have their license renewed to fish the southern waters of Belize, particularly around the Sarstoon River area.
Conservation
Belize Fisheries Department annouces closure of Queen Conch Season 2019
Restaurateurs and the Public are asked to use, consume and dispose of all Queen Conch meat in their possession on or before April 30th, 2019 as the season will close on that date due to the realization of the Queen Conch quota.
Business & Economy
Fisheries traceability increases sustainable profits
The Fisheries Department and The Nature Conservancy have partnered with the Coop to use this digital system to monitor the harvest of lobster, conch and other fish to avoid overfishing, and ensure the maturity of the product that is harvested.
Conservation
Reef rehabilitation project starts on Ambergris Caye
A reef restoration project has begun on the eastern coast of Ambergris Caye, in an attempt to replenish areas along the Barrier Reef where corals have died.
Conservation
95-room hotel development puts Turneffe Atoll at risk
The increasing private ownership within the Atoll since 2005 has led to many unsustainable practices: the destruction of mangroves and dredging of seabeds, which are important marine habitats. Belize reaps an estimated $540 Million annual economic benefit from the Turneffe Atoll, which has now been put at risk by a huge 95-room hotel development without so much as an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), the Turneffe Atoll Trust warned in a report presented to the media at the Radisson Fort George Hotel in Belize City on Tuesday morning, December 18.
Conservation
Fondation Brigitte Bardot Donates Vehicle for Conservation
The much-needed vehicle was quickly put to work, as not ten minutes after completing the vehicle registration; it was being used for an emergency relocation of a 10.5-foot American Crocodile named Eeyore, who had situated himself under a residential home and refused to move.
Conservation
Signing of the Chiquibul and Vaca Forests Joint Enforcement Protocol
The protocol sets out a formalized Chiquibul and Vaca Forests Joint Enforcement Program to address illegal activities occurring within the forest which put the integrity of the forest ecosystem at risk and threaten the national security and territorial integrity of Belize.
Arts & Culture
Environmental Educational Campaign closes with a successful art exhibition
The art exhibition was a culmination of the environmental educational campaign that was launched a few weeks ago by the Rotaract Club of Ambergris Caye along with MarAllliance.
