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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- Environment Ministry provincial agents seized several boats which occupied the 60 meters of shoreline at Bavaro beach, after a process of inspections and notifications.
Environment provincial director Julio Mora and agents confiscated the boats at the public areas Bibijagua and Jellyfish, for failure to comply with the Law on free access to the 60 meters of beach.
"The Environment Ministry will enforce the environmental standards required here, not only in the occupation of 60 meters, but also the change of fuels, proper management of waste water, among other environmental anomalies that exist in Bavaro’s coastline," the official said.
He said an inspection in those areas found two boats violating the rules, which were seized and towed to the marina at Cabeza de Toro.
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nice to see that the government is doing something about the trashing of the oceans and beaches. guess though it had to do with the local hotels putting their foot down on this matter, but in the long run it will only help the dr to become cleaner and tourists friendly.
be nice for dominican familys to be able to take their kids and go to a beach that is clean and the waters for their children to in swim in is also safe.
These two areas have always been reasonably clean, there is no obvious presence of environmental anomalies.
This is suggest it is not so much as cleaning the beach but more of the government appeasing a resort neighbor. The two public areas mentioned are bookends to the resort beach. The resort has recently finished a major construction of a promenade for the beautification of its beachfront. If one can put two and two together, the government action fosters the want of the beautification to be extended.
This is impressive, now if they can get people to stop burning garbage ther including plastic, it might begin to get civilized.
What a Country!!!!!!!