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18 AWEMainta Diahuebs, 31 Maart 2016
Letter to the Editor the empty Lago School in the chosen designated
Building and the areas. When the species
Action Plan - Marine Laboratories all empty are fully grown and
Biological School and and going to waste. I ready the local fisherman
Research Center worked for many years can become an active
for the Organization for cooperative partner in
This Action Plan written of the Lago Oil Refinery based on International Pure Scientific Research bringing in the catch of
by Mrs.Helen Mangroelal was a fact I became procedures that protects and for the University of the day to the non profit
consists of the following very concerned with us against serious damages Leiden and that is how I cooperative center and get
elements the protection of the caused by outside parties. came up with the idea of paid for their share. This
1. Establish an Aruba office environment of our ocean why not establish a Marine will give more security to
for Oil Inspection and the direct littering 2. Aruba Coast Guard to Biological School and a the future lives of the local
2. Establish our own Coast effect this might have to be established with with Research Center in Sero fisherman and also give
Guard *Kust Wacht*with the grounds and the área Technical Aid {Technische Colorado. them and a stable source
the Technical Aid of of Sero Colorado our ocean Bijstand} from the Dutch I even suggested to of income.
Holland and surrounding beaches. I Government In the same maybe ask the help and
3. Establish a Marine asked myself how well advice I requested Minister expertise of the Smitsonian 5. United Nations and
Biological School and we were prepared to Rudy Croes to study the in Washington to open World Bank Funding
Research Center with the legally act if an oil spill or possibility to establish our a Research Center for Research Center and Non
financial aid of the World something of this drastic own Aruba Coast Guard I Oceanography to help Profit Organization We
Bank and United Nations matter would take place. even suggested to see if we teach us the skills and are all aware of the fact
4. Project for fish farming a We our Government was can do this with the help bring a different learning that a Government is not
pilot project in a Non Profit not really legally prepared of “Technische Bijstand experience to our young prepared to finance a
Organization and later to act In case of such an Holland” and the Dutch boys hanging around project of this kind.
with active partnership for environmental disaster. Government. Our the beach with no life It is why I suggested to
all local fisherman Aruba was still depending own Coast Guard would expectations or future share the Idea with the
5. Fish Farming Industry on the Office for Oil have the capacity and skills development facilities. In United Nations and
for local use and future Inspection in Curacao. All to protect our environment a Marine Biological School the World Bank to help
export expansion facilities this gave me something and territorial waters. the students will study Aruba with the necessary
of fish products and to think about and to act The Officers should be marine biology work while funds while sharing their
diversification of our before it was too late. I authorized to legally fine they study and so play an expertise to establish new
economy took action in my own and act effectively against important role in the Pilot educational life learning
6. Attract the Atlantis Hotel hands and decided to write litterers. There was also a Project for the Fishery.Our experiences to our children
Group to integrate as a this Action Plan lot of illegal fishing from oceans are still rather clean our community and even
hotel into this Project while Venezuela going on at the when we compare this to the visiting tourist I
sharing their expertise 1. Office for Oil Inspection time and our own Coast with other for see that if this Action
while incorporating their Aruba had to be the Guard could protect our countries. Plan is well executed it
marine life experiences first step So I decided reef and habitats against will develop and play an
with the students to write an advice to these fishermen from 4. Fish Farming important role in future
and inhabitants. The the Minister in Charge outside. Minister Rudy I am looking here at a NON diversification of our
educational value to our Minister Rudy Croes. Croes followed through and PROFIT Organization that economy.I see even more
young children will be of In my letter I requested so “The First Kust Wacht will initiate as a small pilot this action plan brings
great importance to Minister Rudy Croes to Aruba” was established project for the fishery that long term ecological and
protecting the environment study the possibility to try with Technische bijstand later could grow into an environmental solutions
7. Create this important to establish our own Aruba from the Netherlands.I important industry. In the to quality of the lives in our
tourist attraction for Office for Oil Inspection so am very sad to say that future this project could community.
San Nicolas supported that the government could the current Government even build a support system
on Green Energy and be better prepared , closed down this service. to diversify our economy 6. Atlantis Hotel Sea
sustainable Solutions authorized and able to The research center will Life Marine Group in
go into immediate legal 3. Marine Biological School conduct studies and tests Sero Colorado The
My idea was created many action when an oil spill and Research Center for the quality of our government of Aruba
many years ago and right or other damages to While driving around in waters. is constantly meeting
after Aruba had just the environment and the Sero Colorado area The cultivating process with several groups and
reclaimed her Status territorial waters would I saw the half empty oil and building marine life hotel developers for the
Aparte. At that time the occur. Aruba up to the tanks habitats for the fish farming expandsión of the Sero
closing and dismantling day of today has no law and I saw more I saw industry can be done with Colorado and San Nicolas
the students The Local area. It is my opinion
registered divers can help that a concept like the
to Hotel Atlantis Group as
plant the species and so in the Bahamas would be
help re - cultivate our ocean a much more successful