Category: Marine conservation in Hong Kong

We returned to Yan Chau Tong Marine park on the 7th November 2010, with a group of 17 staff and friends from the US consulate in Hong Kong. Originally scheduled for the 23rd October, our plans had to be changed because of the imposing presence of Super Typhoon Megi.

Early November presented us with more typical Hong Kong autumn/winter weather and we had blue skies to match the fine scenery and company.

Finally some good news, the Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, in his 2010-11 policy address has announced the following exciting news :

“To protect our precious marine resources and ecology, we will implement a basket of management measures such as banning trawling in
Hong Kong waters through legislation in order to restore our seabed and marine resources as early as possible”

Damaging fishing trawlers could be a thing of the past

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Jeffrey Lee and David O’Dwyer, founding members of Living Seas HK conducted a lunchtime presentation to US consulate staff on the 28th Sept.   A really positive event and opportunity to share experiences and perspectives about Hong Kong’s marine life

  On the 19th September, Living Seas took a group of 34 English students from English Town to the Hoi Ha Wan marine park.   We were lucky enough to have a tour conducted by  WWF Hong Kong.  WWF introduced

Hong Kong may be one of the world’s most crowded urban areas, but it is blessed with a variety of ecotourism options.  Not only has over 40% of its land area been designated as Country parks, it also has a

Donald Tsang, the Hong Kong Chief Executive, announced in his policy address for 2009-2010 the plan to ban commercial fishing in Hong Kong’s four marine parks.  This slightly reworded announcement was a repeat of his policy address for the previous year.

As we have previously reported, the proposed legislative change has been discussed in the January 2009 meeting of the Legco Panel on Environmental Affairs.  The Panel met again on the 23rd November 2009, the background briefing papers can be found HERE

The ban will help to revitalise the marine environment in the parks and will help increase fish populations in the marine park area, eventually fish populations will increase in surrounding areas as well.  The proposal needs to include increase policing to stop illegal fishing activities in these areas.

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Many Hong Kong people might not be surprised to learn that 60% of Hong Kong’s area is covered by water, but ask anyone in the street and they might assume that Hong Kong underwater is simply a murky pile of

Hong Kong is the centre of the trade in shark fins.  A trade and industry that is not sustainable with upto 100 million sharks killed each year.  Shark rescue a Hong Kong based conservation group have launched, with a bang,

The SCMP reported that the Yacht Club, the Marco Polo Hotel and Pret a Manger (??) are banning the sale of Bluefin Tuna in their outlets.  This is a good step.  More is needed.   Living Seas Hong Kong is

      On the 13th March 2009, Living Seas was invited to do a presentation at the Asia Asset Management “Best of the Best Awards 2008”   Our presentation, conducted by Eric Sampson, a founding member of Living Seas

On the 21st March, 2009, Living Seas Hong Kong organized a one-day hiking event and hiked along the Wu Kau Tang Hiking Trails (Double Haven, Plover Cove Country Park). We had a fairly large group on that day – sixteen