- Gumelemi Cay
Gumelemi Cay is a tiny island directly north of the
Baker's Bay tip ofGreat Guana Cay inThe Bahamas . The island is a sea turtle nesting ground.Loggerhead turtle s,hawksbill turtle s andgreen turtle s nest on the convert|2|acre|m2|sing=on island.Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club , which owns the island and the convert|600|acre|km2 adjacent to it, plans to develop the acreage into 6 lots, despite opposition from theOcean Futures Society , Caribbean Conservation Corps and theArchie Carr Center.Jean-Michel Cousteau wrote in 2006, "...theBakers Bay Golf and Ocean Club development may undermine the environmental health of the region; specifically affecting the nesting sea turtles of Gumelemi Cay..."
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