"Sanctuary"
Channel: Esther Figueroa
Date: 2014-06-05

"Sanctuary" by Esther Figueroa (Vagabond Media, 2014) is a 14 minute video about the Galleon Fish Sanctuary that stretches from Black River to Long Acre Fishing Village, in St. Elizabeth on the Southwest Coast of Jamaica. Gazetted by the Government of Jamaica in 2009, Galleon has since 2011 been managed by BREDS, Treasure Beach Foundation in association with the Long Acre Fishing Group, 
Fish Sanctuaries, which are set aside as Special Fishery Conservation Areas, enforce no fishing zones that protect wildlife and are crucial to the revitalization of the marine environment that has been ravished by over fishing, destructive fishing methods, bad development practices and climate change. Galleon Fish Sanctuary is a Jamaican success story, with support from the Government of Jamaica, partners and donors, and through the dedication, hard work and innovation of the community members who run the sanctuary, in the short time that the sanctuary has been enforced, there are significant improvements in the marine ecology. 
Please support Galleon Fish Sanctuary so that this ecological recovery will continue and expand, and the surrounding fishing communities will benefit through both the conservation and proper management of the fisheries, and opportunities for sustainable alternative livelihoods. 
To Adopt Galleon Fish Sanctuary and help make this success story grow. contact sanctuarymanager@breds.com