'The
reefs are just too beat-up'
With the fastest growing segment of tourism being its
marine ecology, experts are warning that the time has
come for Jamaica to take a reality check.
"As a diver for over 30 years with very limited
vacation time each year, it would be a tough sell for
me to want to spend a dive vacation now in Jamaica,"
Rick MacPherson, director of Conservation Programmes
Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) told Hospitality Jamaica.
MacPherson, who spent time in Jamaica both as a marine
ecology student and as an instructor at the former Hofstra
University Marine Laboratory in St Ann's Bay, said.....read
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