tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335322314749581076.post1388068891854220678..comments2023-08-07T00:41:26.341+10:00Comments on Friends of the Mariana Trench: If You Could Design Your Own Monument!Angelo Villagomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335322314749581076.post-383593603981122432008-09-22T19:59:00.000+10:002008-09-22T19:59:00.000+10:00Hi Mike! Good to see you in the full swing of thin...Hi Mike! Good to see you in the full swing of things.<BR/><BR/>Well.. I would need:<BR/><BR/>1. Federal funds in the form of programs, projects, monitoring and staffing.. not federal funds paid to the CNMI government directly. These would be for:<BR/>a.Substantial visitor's center, preferably with an aquarium.<BR/>b.Appropriate Center Staffing<BR/>c.Regime for monitoring/patroling monument<BR/>2.Ban on commercial fishing and mineral extraction<BR/>3.NOAA and local comanagement (with a clearly defined and rock-solid agreement)<BR/>4.Access to the monument permitted for residents and tourists with limited regulations for such. (The monument should also be a potential future tourism benefit)<BR/>5.Allowance for resident fisherpeople to fish noncommercially and for family consumption.<BR/><BR/>Not necessary, but it would be nice to see:<BR/>1. Promotional funds (at least for the first two years) Ads on CNN international, discovery channel, learning channel, etc.<BR/>2. The PSS curriculum and associated materials/supplies makes sense. (We want to bring up a generation proud of their monument)<BR/><BR/>Out on a limb stuff that would be neat:<BR/>1.A walkthrough Aquarium<BR/>2.A boat or transport to bring at reasonable cost, residents and tourists to the monument.<BR/>3.Long range patrol boats manned and operated by local Fish and Wildlife officials.Lil' Hammerheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937533318872228053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335322314749581076.post-42768700733903460242008-09-22T19:56:00.000+10:002008-09-22T19:56:00.000+10:00I'll repaste it here Mike. Thanks!I'll repaste it here Mike. Thanks!Lil' Hammerheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937533318872228053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335322314749581076.post-77850540112849462832008-09-22T12:04:00.000+10:002008-09-22T12:04:00.000+10:00I have a different way of looking at this: I would...I have a different way of looking at this: I would NEED only <BR/>• Protection for the entire eco-system/monument area, including no-take restrictions.<BR/><BR/>This would be enough to make me support the project, no matter what else happened (I think).<BR/><BR/>Everything else is a want.<BR/><BR/>I've sent my list to Angelo. fwiw.Saipan Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030098267460841286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335322314749581076.post-81807362847840370392008-09-20T11:27:00.000+10:002008-09-20T11:27:00.000+10:00Lil Hammerhead,I messed up and published your comm...Lil Hammerhead,<BR/><BR/>I messed up and published your comment over on my blog. Can you repost it or should I just cut and paste it into this comment section?<BR/><BR/>Mikescubatripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503265598968789965noreply@blogger.com