ON BACALAR'S DEFENSE. COLLOQUIAL VERSION

But all respondents admitted they were more comfortable with face-to-face interactive building exercises which allowed them richer and in-the-moment answers, validated among peers of experts at the time. The necessary measures were taken to protect the health of the attendees and over the course of a weekend the information was collected by combining the experience of 5 boat captains of which 3 were of public service for tours and two owned private boats. Information was also obtained from owners of properties adjacent to the body of water who have inhabited the area continuously for more than 30 years. A total of 8 key expert informants.

We worked by creating a speed plane, superimposing a plane of the lagoon and letting local experts indicate the location and scope of these areas. The guidelines of information need that had to be covered with the exercise so that they were present in the discussion and construction were placed in view.

Aspects that were considered to construct the plan and rule included: Lagoon Navigation, Speed Zoning, Restrictive Aspects for Navigation, Knowledge of the various types of existing vessel, Zones and variations over time in the lagoon and particular requirements in the geography of the body of water.

What was considered as navigation activities in the lagoon? Public navigation for nautical services and private navigation. In the first case they were considered Cooperatives, where there were private service providers that subleases docks or have agreements with local businesses and those who owned their docks and businesses.

Private navigation was considered owners who move for recreational purposes and those who move from one town or site to another, using the lagoon as a way of displacement.

What was the use of the Lagoon? A complete characterization of the uses was carried out. Docks were found, private such as those of house room, business, spas and boats or only boats. Also, community docks of spas and boats or only boats. There are spas only for swimming and those for swimming and boat transit. Another use is the maneuvering and approach areas, such as those adjacent to docks and spas and towns, those that are between areas of different speed and those that are at the entrance of cenotes, "lagoons" and springs. Finally, there are the restricted navigation areas, such as the wetlands in the eastern portion adjacent to the lagoon, blanquizales and microbialitos.

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