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They want to ban offshore drilling in Belize and that's why Oceana Belize is applauding what it describes as President Obama's bold move to institute a new ban on offshore drilling along the country's Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts. Now OCEANA is calling on the Government of Belize to reconsider its position and institute a ban on offshore drilling. The organization's Vice-President, Audrey Matura Shepherd told Seven News whether Belizeans like it or not, decisions made in Washington greatly influence those made in Belmopan.

Audrey Matura Shepard, Vice President of Oceana in Belize
"The other day when the coalition call for a moratorium and then subsequently we call for a ban, the government justification why they say there is no need to rush was that just about before the explosion of the deep water horizon, the Obama administration had release all moratorium and then there was a court hearing, then he instituted a moratorium again and then there was a court hearing again it was challenge and so the government told us see not even the US is instituting a moratorium why should we. So now that the Obama administration has instituted this ban we are going back to our political leaders and say since that was your trend of argument and talk it is of significance. One of the important is that what we have learnt from this experience and what we are seeing through the US decision is that there is a bigger issue. The ban is yes important but is the bigger issue where the US congress and the president in specific has indicated that there is a need to explore renewable sources of energy and in Belize we need to consider how we are developing this industry because they have obviously pointed that their safety record is not that way that all it takes is one disaster for there to be such a negative impact, that's a huge country where they have so much more coast than we do, that situation there in the Belize context is magnified a thousand times."

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Oceana hosts first ever Board of Directors International meeting in San Pedro

Oceana’s Board of Directors is holding its first ever Board of Directors international meeting in Belize.

Ted Danson (l) visits with Belize Minister of Tourism, Honorable Manuel Heredia, JR

The meeting will take place from December 6th to December 9th 2010. Internationally acclaimed Actor, best known in Belize for his role in the sitcom Cheers and now HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ted Danson is among the over 15 board members visiting the country for the first time.

Danson's wife, actress Mary Steenburgern (r) shakes hands with the Tourism Minister.

The working session of the meeting is being held here in San Pedro, where the board is expected to approve its global strategy and budget for 2011 and learn more about pressing marine issues affecting the country. While on the Island, Board members met with members of the San Pedro Town Council and got an opportunity to visit some of our many local tourist destinations, including Hol Chan Marine Reserve.

Ted Danson and Mrs. Celi McCorkle

In an attempt to show her support for Oceana and its policies, Mayor Elsa Paz, along with the Town Councilors, hosted the Board members at a cocktail party at the Holiday Hotel held tonight at 7:00pm at which Minister of Tourism; Manuel Heredia Jr. was the guest of honor. Selected members of the community were invite to be a part of this special event.

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OCEANA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS IN BELIZE

Oceana's Board of Directors is hosting its first ever international meeting in Belize which is taking place from December 6th to 9th. The meeting will have the participation of 15 board members and internationally recognized actor Ted Danson who is a marine advocate and founding member of Oceana will make a presentation on issues affecting humanity globally. The working session of the meeting is being held today in San Pedro; Audrey Matura-Shepherd is the Vice President of Oceana Belize.

Audrey Matura-Shepherd; Vice President, Oceana

"For Belize our plan would be we would be reporting what is accomplished in this area and looking forward to our campaign next year which will be the issues of off shore drilling exploration and the issue of gillnets. Those are the issues we are looking at to see where we can work with the government and to move forward for the development of Belize. We actually have a cocktail being hosted by the mayor and the town council of San Pedro, Mayor Paz is hosting us at a cocktail and that is just so that the members of the board get to meet the members of the San Pedro Town council. As you all will recall the San Pedro Town Board under the leadership of Mayor Elsa Paz have been very supportive of Oceana and its call for a ban on offshore drilling and exploration. It is time for members of those two organizations to meet in a very social setting and just have very informal dialogue."

As part of the activities marking Oceana's first international meeting, the board will be approving its global strategy and budget for 2011 and learning more about the pressing marine issues in Belize. Oceana in Belize will be presenting awards to honor two outstanding Belizeans for their work in Marine Advocacy.

Audrey Matura-Shepherd

"The first award is the Ocean Hero award. This goes to someone who is long standing in the field of marine advocacy, conservation, education and sustainable use of our marine resources. Then, we have the Wave Makers award which is a special award because we at Oceana the way we recruit members is through a program we call Wave Makers. When you sign up to become an Oceana member you become a Wave Maker. The award is being given by one of our supporters and that supporter is a person who when we call for assistance, voluntary work, organizing anything it is always there and the recipient is literally always there; the person who is getting the award. We will be having a signing ceremony with Minister Rene Montero on a very important legislation that that Minister Montero is going to be signing into law and Oceana supports and that is a ban on bottom trodding throughout the waters of Belize. We have some big surprises there and it is going to be a fantastic presentation and that really will wind up Oceana board's activities here in Belize."

Shepherd says the highlight of the Board's visit to Belize is the public forum at the Bliss Institute on Wednesday evening beginning at five o'clock. The forum is free of cost and will be held under the theme 'Learning from the US Oil Disasters - Can this be us?" Key presenter will be marine scientist Dr. Jeff Short who has worked and researched the Exxon Valdez Oil Disaster in Alaska and the recent BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Oceana's Board of Directors held its first ever Board of Directors international meeting in Belize. The meeting took place from December 6th to December 9th 2010. Internationally acclaimed Actor, best known in Belize for his role in the sitcom Cheers and now HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, was among the over 15 board members who visited Belize for the first time.

The working session of the meeting was held in San Pedro, where the board approved its global strategy and budget for 2011 and learned more about pressing marine issues in Belize. While in San Pedro the Board met with members of the San Pedro Town Council and visited local tourist spots. As an attempt to show her support for Oceana and its policies, Mayor Elsa Paz, along with the Town Councilors, hosted the Board members at a cocktail party at the Holiday Hotel at which Minister of Tourism; Manuel Heredia Jr. was the guest of honor.

As part of Ocean's Board members' visit to Belize a public forum was held at the Bliss Institute on December 8th, 2010 at 5 pm. The meeting was opened to the public and saw the participation of many students from various universities in the country. The theme of the presentation was "Learning from the US Oil Disasters - Can this be us?" The key presenter was marine scientist Dr. Jeff Short, who has worked and researched the Exxon Valdez oil disaster in Alaska and the recent BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Another key presenter at the forum was Oceana's founding member and marine advocate Ted Danson. Danson has used his internationally recognized status as a famous actor to educate people around the world about marine issues affecting humanity globally.

A key part of the Forum held at the Bliss Institute was the presentation of two awards of honor to two outstanding Belizeans for their work in marine advocacy. The categories for the awards were: The Ocean Hero Award - to the most dedicated, long-standing educator and advocate on marine issues and sustainable development of our resources, which was awarded to Captain Carlton Young, Sr. in recognition of a dedicated lifetime service to Marine Education, Advocacy & Sustainable Use of Belize's Marine Resources.

The second award was The Wave-maker Award - awarded to a person who has signed up to be an Oceana Wave-maker and has answered every call to action, worked to promote and share the work of Oceana and promoted the marine issues being worked on by Oceana. This award went to Mr. Victor Alamina, in recognition of his sterling commitment and activism in promoting the work of Oceana in Belize. These awards will be distributed annually by Oceana. Presenting the awards this year was Actor, Ted Danson.

Of notable attendance at the forum were other board members; former President of Colombia and former Secretary General of the OAS (Organization of American States), César Gaviria and Oceana's chairperson, Kristian Parker from the Swiss-based OAK Foundation. Oceana's Board of Directors is comprised of leading authorities in their fields including Marine Biologists, Lawyers, environmentalists, and lecturers among other fields.

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