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MFA Sets the Record Straight on Corona Reef | Channel5Belize.com


Apr 14, 2021
MFA Sets the Record Straight on Corona Reef
On Tuesday, environmental activists Giovannie Brackett and Wil Maheia spoke out against government, following a joint release issued by the Ministry of Blue Economy, the Fisheries Department and TIDE last week, in respect of the Corona Reef.  Brackett and Maheia argue that TIDE researchers should not seek permission from Guatemalan authorities to conduct scientific surveys in the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve since, according to them; it is in Belize’s territorial waters.  We note, however, that the protected area straddles Belize and Guatemala’s maritime boundaries.  Today when News Five contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment, we were informed that permission is sought by both Belizean and Guatemalan researchers based on where in the reserve they are conducting activities.  We were also informed that it is customary for TIDE to notify fisheries and coast guard personnel ahead of the ....

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Environmental Activists Argue that Corona Reef is in Belizean Waters


Apr 13, 2021
Environmental Activists Argue that Corona Reef is in Belizean Waters
In January, a team of researchers from the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment, TIDE, was stopped by members of the Guatemalan Armed Forces from conducted scientific studies within the area of the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve known as Corona Reef.  The incident sparked public outrage because the location in question spans the maritime boundaries of Belize and Guatemala.  On April seventh, the Ministry of the Blue Economy issued a joint statement along with the Belize Fisheries Department and TIDE stating that while the area is under-represented as a marine protected area, it is an important natural environment for fish spawning and aggregation.  Activists Giovanni Brackett and Wil Maheia are up in arms, arguing that Corona Reef and the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve are in both in Belize’s territorial waters and there is no need to obtain Guatemalan cooperation t ....

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