Proposed Marine Management Areas in St. Kitts and Nevis

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Proposed Marine Management Areas in St. Kitts and
Nevis

• Emile Pemberton

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Southeast Peninsula Area in St. Kitts

• Shallow area with seagrass beds

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Beach seine operations are forbidden here

• Sunset over the Southeast Peninsula

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Southeast Peninsula Area Nevis

• The channel between the two islands only about
  2 miles wide

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Brief Background

• St. Kitts and Nevis are two islands separated by
  about two miles of water at the nearest point.
  These shallows are an area rich in biodiversity.

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Lovers Beach

• Marine Protected Areas will seek to Protect Sea
  Turtle Nesting Beaches

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Legislative Framework

• A few areas are de facto marine parks but have
  not been declared so under the laws of the country

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Proposed Marine Park off Sandy Point
MAP 1 SANDY POINT AREA
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Marine Protected Areas on the Southeast Peninsula
of St. Kitts
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Public Conservation Education

• Public Education Through Participation Families
  on Beach Patrol

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Turtle watching

• Turtle watching land and water based is a
  proposed marine park activity

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LEGAL FRAMEWORK

• The National Conservation and Environment
  Protection Act, (NCEPA) No.5 of 1987 provides for
  the establishment of National Parks.
• The Fisheries Act No.4 of 1984 provides for the
  establishment of Fishing Priority Areas and
  Marine Reserves.
• Special regulations will be developed, with
  assistance from the Governments legal Department.

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Fee structure for activities in the MPAS
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REVENUE MANAGEMENT

• A special account will be established for fees
  and other money received or collected.
• Proper accounting procedures will be established,
  including annual audits by a competent
  independent auditor.
• The Executive Director of the Authority is
  responsible for the management of the account.
  Quarterly allocations will be made available in
  accordance with approved budget submissions.

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Monitoring

• Monitoring is needed firstly to guide management
  decisions, and secondly to determine the
  effectiveness of management. The Monitoring
  methods listed below would provide some of the
  necessary information. Some monitoring
  activities are already underway within the
  proposed MPAS but will need to be expanded.
  Other methods need to be started as soon as
  possible.

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Monitoring

• Monitoring environmental variables as indicators
  of potential impacts on the marine ecosystem such
  as
• Salinity at selected stations
• Sedimentation rates and water clarity at selected
  sites
• Water quality, specifically the levels of
  inorganic and organic pollutants.

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Majors Bay on the Southeast Peninsula of St.
Kitts

• This area soon to be developed for tourism

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BURNABY
TAMARIND BAY
Beach Coral Sea Grass