Stakeholders involvement |
Involvement |
Description of involvement |
Specific coordination measures |
Comments (if any) |
Institutions |
yes |
Fisheries Department and TIDE share co-management of PHMR. FD and TIDE both attend quarterly PHMR Advisory Council meetings. |
Quarterly Advisory Council meetings.
Monthly and annual reports by TIDE to the Fisheries Department. |
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Public |
no |
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Decision-makers |
yes |
Government of Belize, through the Fisheries Department, sets the legislation governing PHMR and has the power to continue or terminate the co-management agreement with TIDE. |
Quarterly Advisory Council meetings.
Monthly and annual reports by TIDE to the Fisheries Department. |
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Economic-sectors |
yes |
Representatives of the main fishers and tour guides associations and cooperatives sit on the PHMR Advisory Council and PHMR Community Managed Access Committee. |
Quarterly meetings of the Advisory Council and Managed Access Committee. |
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Local communities |
yes |
Representatives of PHMR's three main stakeholder communities (Punta Gorda, Punta Negra and Monkey River) sit on the Port Honduras Marine Reserve Advisory Committee, as well as the PHMR Community Managed Access Committee.
Fishers are also kept informed and have the opportunity to provide input during "fishers forums" held two to three times per year. |
Quarterly meetings of the Advisory Council and Managed Access Committee.
Fishers forums every 4-6 months. |
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Others |
no |
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