The Great Morass of Negril though a tourist Attraction off the beaten trails of Jamaica Play an Extraordinarily Important role in the Environment and Health of the Caribbean Sea and Negril. Another side to the Argument that the proposed BreakWater Project is a Detriment to the Health and Welfare of Both. Still time to get Involved with the Future of Negril and its Beaches by letting your voice be heard. Please Sign the Petition and also Join the Letter Writing Campaign. Please contact the Officials below: Remind them or Educate them on how Important it is. The Honorable Robert Dixon Pickersgill Minister of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change The Towers Building 25 Dominica Drive Kingston 5 Jamaica, West Indies Mr. Peter G. Knight, Chief Executive Officer Projects Planning & Monitoring Branch National Environment & Planning Agency 10 and 11 Caledonia Avenue Kingston 5 Jamaica, West Indies Dr. Honorable Wykeham McNeill Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment 64 Knutsford Blvd. Kingston 5 Jamaica, West Indies The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, ON, MP Office of the Prime Minister Jamaica House 1 Devon Road Kingston 10 JAMAICA, WEST INDIES The Great Morass Wetland of Jamaica One of the islands prime nature attractions, a boat safari into the 7,000-acre Great Morass wetland, Jamaicas third national park. Jamaicas 125-square mile wetlands are perched near the confluence of the sea and several rivers, the Black river of which is the longest.. This fragile ecosystem is a crucial preserve for over one hundred bird species, plentiful game fish, and around 300 protected crocodiles. There is even the infrequent manatee seen where the river meets the sea. This stretches north ten miles from the South Negril River to Orange Bay and is two miles wide. It is virtually impenetrable and is said to be the remnant of a primeval forest. It is the second largest freshwater wetland in the island and forms a refuge for endangered waterfowl. At the edges where it links to flowing water systems the endemic fish the God-a-me is found. It can live out of water in moist shady spots. The morass is critical to the Negril environment. Like a giant sponge it filters the water flowing down from the interior of the parish. The Negril Watershed Environmental Protection Area has been created to protect the morass and reefs. As the tourism sector there expands it places additional demands on the infrastructure and increases the danger to the environment. The Black River, Jamaicas longest river, is flushed through the Great Morass, a swampy marshland that is the largest wetland habitat in the Caribbean. Like a Filter the Morass is needed to Catch all of the Undesirable Sediments from being carried into the Caribbean Sea. REMEMBER: River flows through Morass to be basically Cleaned, River feeds into the Caribbean Sea, Just a stone throw away from Negrils Famous 7 Mile Beach. IMAGINE IF THERE WERE NO MORASS
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