The Coral Reefs of Abaco

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These children are here to tell you what they love about the Coral Reefs of Abaco!

Corals may be in trouble, but there are lots of great solutions to help. So students, fishermen, and scientists are all working together to preserve these fish filled places for the future.

What is your favourite fish? Where is the best reef in the Bahamas? Leave us an answer!

Over the next year we will be working on a feature length documentary about reefs, and will be posting short videos to promote. Stay tuned!

Brought to you by Friends of the Environment and the Bahamas Environmental Protection Foundation.

Coral Reefs of Abaco

Isla Tampry, Haiti

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Often times you see campsites throughout the Bahamas that are closer to the fishing grounds and temporary. We found this site in Haiti on a sandbar next to the barrier reef. It’s crazy to think that this started as an outpost but is now a full on settlement, but that’s the way of humanity right? this is not a place you would want to be in a hurricane!

 

Have any Bahamian campsites become settlements in recent years? Or, because of hurricanes, are people leaving isolated islands for Nassau and Grand Bahama? Let us know here: https://www.conchsaladtv.com/isla-tampry/

Andros location Bahamian film

Andros: Living off the Land & Sea

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Here we present the award winning film “Andros: Living off the Land and Sea.”

 

 

We made it several years ago, but there always seems to be a demand to see it again. We would love to make more films like this, and you can help us figure out what works and what doesn’t.  What island would make a great film? Take the survey and leave us a comment!

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Most of the great music in the film is from Andros! Elon Moxey and Joseph Spence in particular, plus many of the old hymnals.

This film was made with a lot of help from the local people and businesses, and The Nature Conservancy, The Andros Conservancy and Trust, and the Bahamas National Trust.

Features: crabbing, bonefishing, sponging, spearfishing, birding, blue holes and more! So much to see and do in our ‘backyard’!

Beautiful Places: Park Three

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Mangroves and tidal creeks are often overlooked when people are considering areas to protect.  Not only do mangroves areas provide habitat for 80% of the food we eat, they are also important cultural fishing and and boating locales.  East Abaco Creeks have a special place in the heart of many, find out why. The third in a three part series about proposed parks in Abaco, Bahamas. Let us know what you think!

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Beautiful Places: Park One

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Although Cross Harbour is in the remote south of the island of Abaco, and is crown (public) land, it is under direct threat from foreign real estate development and marina construction. Here are the reasons why locals and scientists want to protect this area and ensure that it remains open and accessible to all residents and visitors. The first in a three part series about proposed parks in Abaco, Bahamas. Let us know what you think!

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