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How to Report Illegal Activity

The general public may report sightings of illegal activity to the CZMU via telephone (228-5950/1/2/3) during our office hours which are 8:15am to 4:30pm . All calls are documented and assigned to the technical officers on staff. The technical officers may respond to the call with a site visit, if necessary, or refer the caller to another agency in the event that the activity is out of the Unit's domain.

Common occurrences of illegal activity include:

• Removal of vegetation, sand, stones, shingle or gravel from the foreshore
• Harvesting of coral
• Use of explosives, poisons or noxious substances to harvest coral, catch, take or harvest fish
• Damaging any coral reef by dropping anchors
• Driving on beaches
• Erection of structures on the beach without planning permission
• Illegal discharge or dumping in a watercourse
• Illegal casting of fishing nets on reefs
• Capturing sea turtles
• Fouling of the beach or foreshore by the deposit of offal, garbage or other waste
• Oil spills in the nearshore or at sea