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Les nombreux cours d'eau d'Haïti (rivières, ruisseaux et fleuve) qui inondent nos rives de sédiments, préjudiciables aux ressources marines du pays.

01- Rivière d'Acul

02- Rivière des Anglais

03- Fleuve Artibonite 

04- Rivière de Barres

04- Rivière des Baradères

05- Rivière de Bainet

06- Rivière de Belle-Anse

07- Rivière Blanche (Artibonite)

08- Rivière Blanche (Ouest)

09- Bretelle 

10- Rivière de Boucan Carré

11- Bois de Chêne 

12- Rivière Bouhaya

13- Rivière de Canot

14- Rivière de Capotille

15- Rivière de Caracol

16- Rivière de Cavaillon 

17- Rivière des Côtes de Fer

18- Rivière la Courjolle 

19- Rivière de Dajabon

20- Rivière de Dame-Marie

21- Rivière la Digue

22- Rivière de l'Esther

23- Rivière de Fer à Cheval

24- Rivière Froide (Artibonite)

25- Rivière Froide (Ouest)

26- Rivière Gascogne  

27- Rivière Glace

28- La Gosseline

29- La Graix

30- Grande Anse

31- Grand Goave

32- Grande Rivière de Nippes

33- Grande Rivière du Nord 

34- Rivière Gauche

35- Gens de Nantes

36- Rivière Guayamouc

37- Rivière Grise

38- Guinaudée

39- Rivière du Haut du Cap 

40- Rivière Henri

41- Hinquitte

42- Rivière de l'Ilet

43- Rivière de Jacmel (la Cosse)

44- Petite Rivière de Jacmel

45- Rivière de Jean-Rabel

46- Rivière Libon

47- Rivière du Limbé

48- Rivière Lociane

49- Macacia

50- Massacre

51- Marion

52- Rivière des Matheux

53- Rivière du Môle Saint-Nicolas 

54- Rivière de Marigot

55- Marion

56- Rivière Momance

57- Rivière de Montrouis

58- Moustiques 

60- Grande Rivière de Nord

61- Rivière des Perdenales

62- Rivière de Port-à-Piment

63- Port Margot

39- Rivière la Quinte

64- Trois Rivières 

65- Rivière des Roseaux

66- La Rouyonne

57- Grande Rivière de Saint Marc

68- Petite Rivière de Saint Marc 

69- Saut Mathurine

70- Soliette

71- La Ravine du Sud

72- Rivière des Ténèbres 

73- La Thème 

74- Rivière de Thomonde

75- Rivière de Torcelle

76- Rivière de Torbeck

77- Rivière de Tiburon

78- La Trombe

79- Rivière de Trou du Nord 

80- La Voldrogue   

 

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Haitian Waters

In the course of the year 1986, the French explorer and international researcher, Jacques Cousteau, visited Haiti, aboard his legendary boat named "Calypso", in order to reassess, reevaluate from several decades, our fishery resources.

The ecological disaster he found, led him to conclude, thru video evidence, that marine life is almost non-existant around our dark and sad waters, illustrating the catastrophe as "Waters of Sorrow".

Ironicaly and paradoxically endorsing, the following week, those of Cuba as "Waters of Destiny".

Coming from an eminent Professor, those terms and images deeply troubled the Haitian Government as well as the International Development Agencies and many International Financiers.

In fact, the potential investors, the developers, had nothing left to assist or to exploit but mid-fishing through migratory species and aquaculture in many aspects.

Was there any truth about the French Captain's revelation, compared by some to Captain Nemo and his Nautilus (Jules Verne)?

Indeed, the state of nutrients and animals poverty of our waters is partially due to sea motion : "depth, surface and directional currents, which are a horizontal movement of waters at multiple levels generated by waves, wind, temperature and salt density".

These large oceanographic currents travel great distance, from continent to continent, from country to country, creating positive impacts especially to aquatic fauna.

Concerning Haiti, and most of the Caribbean Islands, the marine current, originated from the Gulf of Mexico, flows to the Keys in the same direction of a watch needle, left to right, pursuing then south between the coasts of Bahamas and Cuba, doubling the northern seashores of Dominican Rep, going around Puerto Rico and up alongside the southeast coastlines of the island of Hispaniola, to finally loop the loop near Jamaica island.

After dispersing all the potential substance that it initially owned, consequently losing its abundance in plankton and nutrients along the way, the water then becomes so poor when, unfortunately, it reaches our southern coasts and the Gonave Gulf". 

Interrupting then the food chain supply in regard of marine life in our ecosystem.

On the other hand, let's take into account the obvious erosion of the soil that our rivers carry to the ocean.

The spilling of so many harmful materials from the mountains onto our beaches makes aquatic life very difficult to be evaluated positively.

At the end, the canyons, the streams, the rivers and waterways are saturating, during the rainy season, the continental shelf with muddy water, causing "sad and dark waters" as it was found and mentioned by the french Icon, in 1986.

Once again, aquaculture must be the main perspective and alternative when it comes to the future of the country aquatic sector. 

Certainly, to all who believe and dream about the future of Haïti!

Pressoir  M Antoine

Boynton Beach, FL

10/09/17