Bermudian Voices Wanted On Future Of EEZ
With the Bermuda Government considering the future of the island’s Exclusive Economic Zone [EEZ], an area of 180,000 square miles of open ocean, the Department of Sustainable Development has released a three-minute film that highlights the need for all Bermudians to make their voices heard as decisions are made.
The video offers insight from a variety of Bermudians who want to ensure that the very best decisions are made for this valuable resource, providing thoughts and ideas from different points of view as to what the best environmental and economic approaches are in regards to the EEZ.
At its end, the video encourages all Bermudians who would like to share their thoughts on the future of the Exclusive Economic Zone to contact the Sustainable Development Office.
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Want to share thoughts as requested but public now feeling somewhat confused with Dr. Saul and Sir John Swan weighing in on the issue.
Please can Government make it crystal clear exactly what we are voting for.
Can the law be drafted in such a way as to allow deep water investigations for undersea mining and other advances that may come up in future years which would help Bermuda financially? I am sure this would make most Bermudians feel more comfortable about giving their thoughts on this issue.
I have long been concern about the the future of Bermuda’s exclusive economic zone which amounts to thousands of sq. miles of water around Bermuda.But it is clear that a environmentalist lobby has got the jump on any other use for this zone other than turning it into a Marine reserve. This group is attempting to rush forward a decision which will see thier point of view influncing any future policy on The EEZ. I never
thought I would be in agreement with former UBP premiers David Saul and Sir John Swan; But I do agree with thier opinions. Bermuda should not shut off the prospect of deep sea mining or any future development of a deep sea fishing industry. We don’t know what potenial Bermuda might gain if we choose to explore these areas. We could potenially develop a third economic leg for Bermuda which possibly out shine both tourism and internationl business. I notice that supporters of this so-called blue zone have been at great pain to discredit any other use for Bermuda’s EEZ other than thier view which would shut out any prospect for the development of off shore mining or the creation of a deep sea fishing industry. They hope to take advantage of the relative ignorance of Bermudians to understand what really is at stake; nothing less but the economic future of Bermuda. I would rather see a viable economic prospect developed in Bermuda’s EEZ; rather than a strile non-use of this potenial resourse in favour of looking good on the National Geographic or History channels which will do nothing for the economic future prospects that could benifit our country.
Want to help BUT and Mr Williams….no use commenting on this blog page.
Contact the Sustainable Development Dept with your views/thoughts/ideas. They need to know so they can eventually present them to the Minister. What the Govt is doing is pretty clear – they are consulting with the BDA public.
Further to that, a lot of people have a very yes or no view on this. That is fine but there are 10 sides to this coin, if you will. We can’t just look at it from a mining or fishing angle.
THREE BIG QUESTIONS oh geniuses of government…
1. WHO is going to patrol and enforce this 125,714 square miles of economic zone. Do you realize what it takes to run a search and rescue in an area this large, let alone apprehend and enforce penalties for encroaching.
2. What penalties will be imposed upon the violating countries, corporations or entities and do we even have the ability to impose penalties on another country (like as though you could actually do anything to stop Japanese trollers or the like)
2. AT what $$$ COST does this enforcement come to us, the tax paying public !
I personally think this as all a P.R. farse …and please, only someone that has real authority should respond to these questions.