[Coral-List] Arrecife Alacranes Park manager needs documentation for proposed regulation

Sun Jul 28 11:55:57 EDT 2013

I'm going to embarass and advertise a new PhD being done in Kenya, by Sander den Haring (at James Cook Uni, Australia) ... While he can reply directly to the question I'm going to question the benefit of such strict regulation that may just alienate both divers and operators with respect to the authorities, resulting in low compliance and perhaps even worse behaviour or perverse outcomes.

Sander's study is looking at the role of interpretation (ie pre-dive briefings and education) in reducing damage and increasing customer satisfaction, achieving win-win benefits. While of course this seems obvious, the details of what works and doesn't need to be worked out. It would be great to have broader- based approaches to improving behaviour in the dive and tourism industries, rather than too-narrow and un-integrated efforts in different places. 

This is not at all to criticism the national park for what they are seeking to do, as I don't know anything about the context, I just wonder if there is a broader network/industry approach that can be used in the area.

Best, 

David

Sent from an iPad, please excuse typos

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>  1. Arrecife Alacranes Park manager needs documentation for
>     proposed regulation re: divers distance from reef (Sustento
>     t?cnico para regla de buceo en PN Arrecife Alacranes (Mexico):
>     distancia del buzo al arrecife) (Georgina Bustamante)
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> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:00:49 -0400
> From: "Georgina Bustamante" <gbustamante09 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Coral-List] Arrecife Alacranes Park manager needs
>   documentation for proposed regulation re: divers distance from reef
>   (Sustento t?cnico para regla de buceo en PN Arrecife Alacranes
>   (Mexico): distancia del buzo al arrecife)
> To: "CaMPAM Forum" <CAMPAM-L at LISTSERV.GCFI.ORG>,    "'coral list'"
>   <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>,    "'Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries
>   Institute Network'"    <GCFINET at LISTSERV.GCFI.ORG>, "'Bruce Potter at
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> (My translation to English below)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> El colega Ren? Kant?n, director del Parque Nacional Arrecifes Alacranes,
> necesita ayuda para apoyar una nueva regulaci?n en el parque: los buceadores
> deben mantener una distancia m?nima de 1.5m del arrecife.
> 
> Favor de leer su mensaje abajo y comunicarse con el si puede ayudarlo.
> 
> 
> 
> GB
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Rene Humberto Kantun Palma [mailto:rkantun at conanp.gob.mx] 
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:53 PM
> To: gbustamante09 at gmail.com
> Cc: renekantun at hotmail.com
> Subject: RV: Sustento t?cnico para buceo
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Estimada Georgina:
> 
> 
> 
> Una disculpa por distraerte de tus m?ltiples ocupaciones.
> 
> 
> 
> Te comento que estamos en el proceso de modificaci?n del Programa de Manejo
> del Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes, en el estado de Yucat?n, M?xico; en
> dicho documento estamos proponiendo incorporar como regla administrativa,
> respetar, en las pr?cticas de buceo, una distancia m?nima de 1.5 metros de
> las formaciones coralinas, con objeto de evitar da?os a las mismas. Hemos
> hecho una investigaci?n bibliogr?fica, pero ninguna de las publicaciones
> habla fehacientemente que para realizar sustentablemente el buceo se debe
> respetar distancia alguna, solo mencionan buenas pr?cticas y controlar la
> flotabilidad, incluso algunas AMP de M?xico contemplan o proponen
> distancias, pero no se?alan metodolog?a alguna para determinarlo, peor a?n,
> proponen distancias diferentes (Sian Ka?an 2.5, Cozumel 1.5, etc.).
> 
> 
> 
> Con base en lo anterior, atentamente te solicito tu apoyo a fin de que a
> trav?s de tu red de contactos puedas hacer la respectiva consulta, de lo
> cual estoy seguro que algo saldr? en alg?n lugar del mundo, lo que permitir?
> fortalecer la propuesta de imponer una distancia m?nima al realizar el buceo
> en el PNAA.
> 
> 
> 
> Por el amable tiempo de haber revisado el presente correo, te agradezco
> infinito y aprovecho para enviarte saludos, con la esperanza que nos
> saludemos pronto, quiz?s en M?rida??
> 
> Espero tus comentarios. 
> 
> Cordialmente
> 
> RK
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Lic. Ren? H. Kant?n Palma
> 
> Comisi?n Nacional de ?reas Naturales Protegidas
> 
> Director 
> 
> Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes
> 
> Reserva de la Biosfera R?a Celest?n
> 
> Calle 18 No, 120 X Av. P?rez Ponce, Col. Itzimn?
> 
> M?rida, Yucat?n, C.P. 97100
> 
> Tel. 999 938 07 09 / 999 938 07 08
> 
> Ext. 101 y 106
> 
> renekantun at hotmail.com
> 
> 
> 
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> CaMPAM members, 
> 
> Our colleague Rene Kantun, director of Arrecifes de Alacranes NP, need your
> help to Support a proposed regulation: for divers to keep a 1.5m distance
> from the reef. 
> 
> Read my English translation of his message below, and contact him if you can
> help.
> 
> 
> 
> GB
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Georgina:
> 
> An apology for distracting from your busy schedule.
> 
> We are in the process of modifying the Management  Program of Alacranes
> Reefs National Park, Yucatan, Mexico. We are proposing to incorporate a new
> regulation on diving practices re: a minimum distance of 1.5 m to coral
> formations in order to avoid damage to them. We conducted a literature
> search, but none of the publications justifies convincingly the distance to
> be respected, just mention good practice and control buoyancy, even some of
> Mexico AMP (2.5m  for Sian Ka'an, 1.5m for  Cozumel, etc..).
> 
> Based on the above, I request your support for this query thru your network
> and contacts.  I hope something will come out somewhere in the world, which
> will strengthen the proposal to impose minimum distance to make diving in
> the NPAA.
> 
> Thank you ??. hoping to greet us soon, maybe in Merida??
> I await your comments.
> Cordially
> RK
> 
> Lic. Ren? H. Kant?n Palma
> 
> Comisi?n Nacional de ?reas Naturales Protegidas
> 
> Director 
> 
> Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes
> 
> Reserva de la Biosfera R?a Celest?n
> 
> Calle 18 No, 120 X Av. P?rez Ponce, Col. Itzimn?
> 
> M?rida, Yucat?n, C.P. 97100
> 
> Tel. 999 938 07 09 / 999 938 07 08
> 
> Ext. 101 y 106
> 
> renekantun at hotmail.com
> 
> ??  
> 
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