Pittman, S., Clarke, A. (eds.)

NOAA in the Caribbean Newsletter, volume 1, issue 2

2012

NOAAs Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART)

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Newsletter

"NOAAs Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART) initiated NOAA in the Caribbean (NOAA Carib) newsletters as a forum to improve communication and coordination among NOAA and its partners working in the Caribbean. NOAA Carib fosters more effective engagement with stakeholders and more efficient delivery of services, as well as improves collaboration in the region. NOAA Carib includes NOAA employees and partners currently active in research, management, training, or other efforts in the Caribbean. NOAA Carib recognizes the same geographic scope described in the NOAA Caribbean Strategy - the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem. While the initial focus is on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, NOAA Carib seeks to maintain resource exchanges with Florida and, as appropriate and practicable, with partners in the wider Caribbean. In this issue: 1) 1st Annual NOAA in the Caribbean Meeting; 2) Six Sites Added to the National System of Marine Protected Areas (New additions protect key areas in Puerto Rico (PR) and the USVI); 3) Building Green in the VI (Promoting Green Design and Construction); 4) News from Around the Caribbean; 5) Data Zone (Access to latest NOAA data portals); 6) Profiles in Partnership; 7) NOAA Reef Smart (Reaching out to the Community to Conserve Coral Reefs); 8) Share Your Photos and Artwork; and 9) Upcoming Events and Announcements."