07-10-2014, 12:43 PM
I can't even get my head around the fact that a fish produces sand!
I think the bottom line is that the JA government doesn't even invest in its people properly, so I can't see how they will fund fish sanctuaries.
We buy parrot fish over here in the UK, so it's not just sold to the Jamaican market.
Ultimately a lot of Jamaicans live off the land and sea at a very basic level, so I personally find it hard to see how they would value beach quality over their need to eat.
Is banning the fishing of parrot fish now a viable alternative to the breakwater project?
Fish farms are certainly something that could help, but in the uk there is a lot of snobbery and objection about farmed fish, so you can't win really.
I think the bottom line is that the JA government doesn't even invest in its people properly, so I can't see how they will fund fish sanctuaries.
We buy parrot fish over here in the UK, so it's not just sold to the Jamaican market.
Ultimately a lot of Jamaicans live off the land and sea at a very basic level, so I personally find it hard to see how they would value beach quality over their need to eat.
Is banning the fishing of parrot fish now a viable alternative to the breakwater project?
Fish farms are certainly something that could help, but in the uk there is a lot of snobbery and objection about farmed fish, so you can't win really.