[Coral-List] Photos of destruction of mangroves and forests, and threats to reefs at Bakers Bay, Great Guana Cay, Bahamas

[Thomas Goreau]

There has been a lot of controversy over the large golf course,  
marina, hotel, and luxury home development on Great Guana Cay,   
Bahamas. The local residents say that it will kill their fisheries  
and reefs, some of the best left in the Bahamas, and that Crown Lands  
that they could not access were given to foreign developers for a  
pittance. They are suing to stop the project. The developers say that  
they have a management plan in place, written by experts, that will  
prevent damage to the reefs. The link below shows recent photos of  
the impacts of this development.

http://www.globalcoral.org/Baker's%20Bay%20Development%20Project,% 
20Guana%20Cay,%20Bahamas.htm

For more information about the impacts of this project on the reefs,  
including independent assessments by three coral reef researchers  
please check:

http://www.saveguanacayreef.com/

and

http://www.notesfromtheroad.com/guana.htm

and search on "Guana Cay"

at

http://www.globalcoral.org


Thomas J. Goreau, PhD
President
Global Coral Reef Alliance
37 Pleasant Street, Cambridge MA 02139
617-864-4226
goreau at bestweb.net
http://www.globalcoral.org