Granjas Atuneras Golfito’s tuna farm has been approved by MINAE and from Costa Rica’s Environmental Ministry. The project will begin construction out in the Gulf soon, unless we all pull our resources together and work together as one community. Golfito, Pavones, Puerto Jimenez and everybody in the Southern Zone. More importantly, the tuna cages and processing plant will disrupt the gulf’s delicate ecosystem, and affect local fisheries and sustainable tourism. Basically The Tuna Farm will choke the Gulf within a few years and be a permanent eyesore for all of us, not to mention boost the shark population and dump wastes and contaminants into the Gulfo Dulce. Say goodbye to the dolphins, whale sharks, Humpbacks, surfers and swimmers as the area adjacent to the cages and the gulf in general will become a feeding frenzy for dangerous sharks. This is not what we need in The Golfo Dulce !
How can RainforestAid help stop this disaster? In addition to producing the first annual 3 day musical event on June 19-21st. RainforestAid09 is bringing global attention to this environmental crime and is hosting a Benefit Dinner at the New Casa Roland Conference Center in Golfito on May 30th in support of the tuna farm crisis. Supporters of RainforestAid09 include Pretoma, MarViva, Corcovado Foundation, Green Global Village, ASCOMOTI, and dozens of others are encouraged to bring your power point presentations over to Casa Roland on May 30th and educate our community about the disastrous tuna farm project as well as other environmental concerns . Life in the Osa will never be the same unless we act now !
Contributed by Michael Cranford 5-16-09
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