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'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 more

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