Bluefield’s Bay Marine Protected Area
Excerpt taken from Travelmole: “The decline of coral reefs and fish stocks over the past three decades has been documented in many Caribbean islands, perhaps nowhere as dramatically as Jamaica. Due to habitat destruction and over-fishing, coral cover and fisheries yields...
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The Marine Sanctuary Project in Jamaica’s Bluefields Bay
Excerpt taken from Greenspaced Blog: “With the financial support of Virgin Holidays, The Travel Foundation the Sandals Foundation and Bluefields Bay Villas, the Bluefields Bay Fishermen’s Friendly Society has been able to manufacture marker-buoys which will clearly...
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"Our Mission is to protect the natural environment of the villages constituting the coastline of the Bluefields Bay"
About Us:
Our mission is to protect the natural environment of the villages constituting the coastline of the Bluefields Bay, as well as to protect the aquatic life of the Bay itself. BEPA also seeks to contribute to the health, welfare and well-being of the region’s residents.
Documentation:
Here you will find links to BEPA’s Virginia Corporation Acceptance Letter and IRS Non-Profit Determination Letter. In addition, the organization is required by law to make public its Conflict of Interest Statement (signed each year by each Director) and tax return.
Board of Directors:
Deborah. C. Moncure, B.A., M.Arch., Chair
A. H. Moncure, B.A., Vice-Chair
Rex Gadsby, B.A., Director
M. R. Bernal, B.A., Director
C. B. Moncure, B.A., FRSA, Co-Treasurer
C. Hibbert, Co-Teasurer
M. R. B. Moncure, M.A. (Hons), Secretary
