•    A maximum of 62 people can visit the cay daily
     Closures will be implemented to help environmental recovery of the cay


At the end of a meeting with some tour operators on Monday morning, 26 December, Governor Ronald Housni Jaller announced measures to resume operation at East South East cay.

The Governor announced that East South East will close twice a year to protect the ecosystems and migratory birds. The first closure from 15 April to 31 May and the second, from 15 September to 15 November. According to carrying capacity studies, only 62 passengers can visit the cay daily, figure which guarantees the environmental balance of the atoll.  

Operators on their part must implement toilets on the boats or carry portable toilets and for security reasons, must be accompanied by another boat according to new rules.

    
Besides, the Governor announced that they are planning to make a concession agreement for the East South East route through a single operator. “For this, we hope that a temporary union or an association in an open process be created and come into operation in about four months”, said Ronald Housni Jaller.

In the coming days, the Secretariats of Tourism and Public Services will open the call to choose the operator that will leave from one point, -preferably from the boatmen dock- and will have two government inspectors to enforce agreements made. These measures reaffirm the commitment of the Housni administration with a more sustainable and competitive destination.

As recalled, the closure of the cay was motivated 10 months ago by the Environmental office and Coralina due to the poor management of the natural resources by some tourist operators and visitors of this destination.
 


PRESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE