Marine Protected Areas and Underwater Sculpture Park

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Marine Protected Areas andUnderwater Sculpture
Park

• By Phil Saye
• President Grenada Scuba Diving Association
• G.S.D.A.

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Marine Protected Area

• Active Member of Co-Management Group
• Member of National Protected Areas Committee
• Gained original funding from GBT for moorings in
  the MPA
• Working with Fisheries Division for upkeep
  maintenance of moorings

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Marine Protected Area

• Proactive Dive Snorkel Briefings
• Act as daily monitors stewards of MPA
• Educate Divers Snorkellers on the importance of
  an MPA in Grenada
• Future revenue to support MPA

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Underwater Sculpture Park

• First Developed in October 2006
• Objective to relieve Environmental pressure from
  Flamingo Bay
• Hugely successful
• However, falling into disrepair

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Underwater Sculpture Park (USP)Renaissance

• Last Sculpture was in July 2007
• 2009 USP Action Group Established
• First Objective for USP - Regeneration
• Second Objective for USP - Development
• Next Sculptor Identified

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Underwater Sculpture Park (USP)

• New Sculpture to be Installed March 2010
• First of seven New Sculptures by Rene Froehlich
• Ongoing Development with Grenada
• Global Invitation in 2011
• Raise awareness of the MPA in conjunction with
  the USP

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The Silent Cry