The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have issued a press release about the next phase in their marine conservation collaboration with Cuban scientists: Tri-National Workshop Convenes at Mote Sept. 27-29 Scientists from U.S., Mexico, Cuba to Finalize Long-Term Research and Conservation Plan for Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean Cuban, Mexican and U.S. scientists will finalize [...]
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conserving the region’s migratory species
The United Nations Environment Programme recently held a meeting to discuss biodiversity conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean: The region, the most biologically diverse in the world, holds more than 40 per cent of the planet’s bird species, as well as numerous species of migratory birds and aquatic life, such as sharks, whales and [...]
big fish gone missing from eastern caribbean reefs?
Nature photographer Jimmy White recently travelled to St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines for some scuba diving and picture taking. He shares some of his thoughts about the experience on his blog: Overall, the diving was incredible. Visibility was very good and the reefs appeared quite healthy. The smaller tropical reef fish were [...]
coral nurseries and reef restoration
Could coral nurseries offer real hope for the restoration of Caribbean reefs? Staghorn and elkhorn are the main reef-building corals in the Caribbean, laying the foundation of the complex, protective habitat at the heart of reefs’ famous biological diversity. … Starting in the early 1980s, however, populations of staghorn and elkhorn began a dramatic decline. [...]
fisheries summer programme in st. vincent
A brief snippet of fisheries news from St. Vincent: The first ever Fisheries Summer Program began here today and it attracted a number of students from both Secondary and Tertiary Level institutions. The program which will end on Friday [July 30] is being conducted under the theme “A Future For Me In the Fishing Industry” [...]
Opposition to oil exploration in Belize
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has expressed concern about the oil exploration concessions granted by the Belize Government: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) this week expressed great concern with news that the Government of Belize has granted concessions to explore for oil and natural gas both offshore and on-shore. Apparently, 18 concessions have been granted [...]
illegal fishing gear kills turtle in st. croix
The Virgin Islands Daily News reports the death of a Hawksbill turtle who drowned after becoming entangled in an illegal gillnet: The net was illegal on two levels. “One, the gear is illegal,” Brown said. “And on top of that, it caught an endangered species.” The hawksbill was a juvenile, Coles said. As he took [...]
Belizean marine reserve is “a model of hope”
Erik Olsen of the New York Times writes about the success of the marine conservation programme at Glover’s Reef, Belize: Glover’s Reef, about 28 miles from the coast of Belize, is one of the only true atolls in the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the site of Belize’s largest “no-take” marine reserve, a 17,500-acre zone [...]
