Can anyone comment on the claims made in the article

full article here:
http://puertoplatahabla.com/pp/por-...ceros-turisticos-arribar-al-puerto-de-maimon/

That would be fun to watch.

Not sure I understand the specifics of the complaint.

windeguy said:

That would be fun to watch.

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Never a dull moment in the DR. Although my other channel (Nicaragua), is giving it some competition.

The fishermen would block the harbour entrance. The captain of the cruise ship would radio and ask what was going on. And someone in the coastguard office would say "Bueeeennnoooooo" .

cobraboy said:

Not sure I understand the specifics of the complaint.

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long story short, the new director of aduanas in PP is basically cracking up on those avoiding taxes. doing his job, if you may. other ports are a bit more lenient so lots of mudanceros moved away from PP for greener pastures. now he is also pressing fishing boats to pay their dues and they don't like it single bit. since, you know, they are padres de famila. and they are threatening to bite the town in the spot where it hurts the most if things don't go their way.

If it happened the cruise ships would not come anywhere near Amber Cove until this cleared up. The cruise lines would be given plenty of warning before coming anywhere near the port so that passengers would not witness this and then write reports on social media thus potentially affecting the future cruises to the D.R. Onboard, they would make an announcement such as large swells around the port entrance preventing them to dock and they would continue their cruise with one less port of call. The cruise line is at liberty to change their itinerary at any given time, before and during the cruise and not be subjected to refunding a portion of the cruise back to the passengers. They could even use the excuse of protecting the passengers safety but they would usually put it down to weather of dangerous swells/tides. On the other side, as far as the Dominican authorities are concerned, the cruise industry in POP affects too many businesses here in the area and they would use potential force to break up any flotillas blocking Amber Cove. Itineraries are changed throughout the world for many reasons such as these, strikes, civil unrest and even election days as we all know how heated things can get when a country heads to vote. How do I know this? I worked on cruise ships in a managerial position for 5 years.

"Hey, you scratched my anchor!"

Not that the DR could do with a lot less fishermen. Generally speaking, I think that they are predators and the destroyers of our reefs.

There are NO commercial fishing grounds around the Dominican Republic. The waters are too warm.

The fishermen take anything, with no regard whatsoever for season or legal closed seasons. Years and years ago there were tens of thousands of sea bass (mero) during mating season in the leeward side of Punta Rucia. They were slaughtered and today you could not find one of them if your life depended on it.

Like publico drivers and motoconchos, these persons are a scourge on the Dominican Republic.

I would love to see them all jailed and put to hard work repairing roads..

Curmudgeonly,

HB