The Fisheries Department has known for years about the practice of gill netting for parrotfish (chub fish) along barrier reefs in Antigua and Barbuda and over the past few months has recognized it as not only being unsustainable but damaging…
As many readers of my blogs know, the 2006 Fisheries Act has been sitting languishing with the Minister of Fisheries, waiting for him to sign off on the accompanying regulations. While awaiting this evasive signature, unsustainable fishing methods continue to…
Change.org|The Proven Petition Site We were on the radio again yesterday. Here is some of what Marine Biologist, John Mussington had to say as reported today in the Daily Observer: Over-fishing in Barbuda could affect economy By By Tameika Malone…
netted parrotfish by the thousands taken from the reefs In the past five days 1400 people have signed a petition to the Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda. The petition has been organized by The Antigua Conservation Society and asks…
Change.org|The Proven Petition Site A few of my friends who have been campaigning for the environment for a very long time started an organization called the Antigua Conservation Society Inc. in the hope that we could play a more active…