Details of this are included at the link. Short version: the local political party has decided it is ok to allow commercial development within the marine park. Bonaire was the first island in the Caribbean to designate a marine sanctuary, and is the main reason that Bonaire is a destination that has catered to divers for decades. The health of the reef, and the critters it attracts brings divers from all over the world, and therefore contributes to the economic health of the island.
IT seems that some of the politicians don’t understand that if the reef goes away, so will the divers and all the money they bring with them.
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