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GULF OF HONDURAS
PROJECT
RS-X1009
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
MARITIME TRANSPORT POLLUTION
CONTROL IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS
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GULF OF HONDURAS
PROJECT
Project Objetive:
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The long-term goal of the project is to reverse the degradation of
the coastal and marine ecosystems by enhancing the control and
prevention of maritime transport-related pollution in the major
ports and navigation lanes, improving navigational safety to
avoid groundings and spills, and reducing land-based inputs to
the adjacent coastal and marine areas within the Gulf of Honduras.
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Project Components :
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COMPONENT 1: Building regional capacity for maritime and land-based
pollution control in the Gulf of Honduras
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COMPONENT 2: Creating, analyzing and distributing marine environmental
information and contributing to demonstration of new technologies to address a
strategic action programme for the Gulf of Honduras
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COMPONENT 3: ENHANCING NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY IN
SHIPPING LANES  HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS
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COMPONENT 4: Improving environmental management and hazard
reduction measures in the regional network of five ports within the Gulf of
Honduras
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Why Hydrography…
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The first geospatial layer
The cornerstone of mapping
the bottom and understanding
ocean structure and dynamics ….
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Why Hydrography?
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Efficient and Safe Maritime transit
Coastal Zone Management
Utilization of Marine resources
Environmental Protection and Management
National Data Bases
Maritime Boundary delimitation
National Defense
Tourism and recreation
Mitigating coastal hazards
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Efficiency and Economy of
Navigation
• Excluding Mexico and Canada, 95% of U.S overseas
trade by tonnage is transported by sea.
• Maritime commerce is the basic element for a nation's
economy
• UKC and shorter transits underscore the value
hydrographers’ passages
• Charting must be brought up to world-class standards
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Safety of Navigation
• Chapter V Regulation 9 of SOLAS Convention
– Hydrographic Services must provide:
• Hydrographic surveying adequate for local navigation
requirements
• Issue nautical charts and other pertinent documents which
satisfy the need for safe navigation
• Promulgate Notice to Mariners (NTM)
• Data management to provide for these services
• Standardized charting
• Coordination to ensure the dissemination of data and
information on a world wide basis
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Coastal Zone Management
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New Port Construction
Maintenance and development of existing port facilities
Dredging operations for depth maintenance
Monitoring and improving channels
Dumping grounds for waste
Utilization of mineral deposits
Aquaculture
Public works activities
Marine Protected Areas
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Utilization of Marine Resources
• Hydrocarbon exploration depends on bathymetry data
• Fishing industry depends on depth information for safe
deployment of equipment and detection of fishing
banks
• Charts can help determine patterns in
geomorphology and unknown resources
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Environmental Protection and
Management
• Pollution Control
• Hazardous spill control
• Scientific research such as Global Tidal
and circulation models which require
quality Bathymetric data for validity
• Monitoring programs using in
situ instrumentation
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National Data Bases
• Well managed geospatial data are essential for
commercial, economic development, and environmental
protection
• Bathymetry is an important part of a national data
base infrastructure which includes topography,
geodesy, geophysics, and
meteorology
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Maritime Boundary
Delimitation
• UNCLOS - Signatory nations can submit claims for
boundary extensions beyond 200 NM based on bathy
(2500 meter), change in shelf slope and geology. There
is only one way to determine the slope.
• Nautical charts provide the only accurate and officially
recognized source of this information
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National Maritime Defense
• Navies and Coast Guards are major users of charting
products.
• Transportation of conventional and nuclear munitions
make safe navigation essential.
• Surface, sub-surface, mining, anti submarine,
air-sea operations depend on
nautical charts and products
• Military Operations,
counter-narcotics and Global
on Terrorism Operations, etc.
War
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Tourism and Recreational
Boating
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Cruise ships depend on safe navigation and potential
growth in this area is staggering
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Digital charts will bring the
recreational boater into concert
with other navigators.
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