"Conduct the first Lagrangian velocity measurements and numerical simulations of the hydrodynamics of Guanica Bay to support efforts aimed at improving water quality. Project will take place in Guanica Bay and the adjacent waters directly impacted by poll...

"Produce an educational video of conservation practices in the watershed farmlands and the impacts in the coral reefs of Guanica Bay and Puerto Ricos southwest coast."

This project assesses chemical contaminant status in sediment and coral tissues (Porites astroides) collected in and around Guanica Bay, Puerto Rico in 2009. Parameters monitored include sediment and coral tissue chemistry for over 100 organic and inorgan...

"This 7.34 minute MP4 video is in Spanish with English subtitles. The purpose of this video is to present the effort of various federal and local agencies to protect and conserve the corals in the south and southwest of Puerto Rico."

This report by the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) for the Puerto Rico Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DRNA) presents a framework for managing the Guanica Bay watershed in southwestern Puerto Rico, funded by the NOAA Coral Program...

"Current management actions are targeting the most appropriate and cost effective land cover classes (i.e., agriculture and bare lands) for LBSP abatement within the Guanica watershed. Future restoration efforts should continue to make progress on other p...

"Historically, the Gunica Bay area was associated with some of the most extensive and healthy reef complexes in Puerto Rico (Figure 1). Unfortunately, coral reefs worldwide have experienced an unprecedented decline over the past 30-40 years, some estimate...

"The Management Action Plan for the Guanica State Forest (GSF) Marine Extension (ME) was developed to identify threats to shallow-water benthic communities and how these relate to anthropogenic activities in the region. The purpose of this plan is to esta...

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and charact...

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and charact...

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and charact...

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and charact...

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and charact...

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and charact...

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and charact...

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and charact...

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and charact...

"The implementation of this project was focused to address Objective L1.3 of the Coral Reef Conservation Program- Coral Reef Strategic Goals and Objectives 2010-2015, 'Implement watershed management plans and relevant Local Action Strategies (LAS) within ...

"The implementation of this project was focused to address Objective L1.3 of the Coral Reef Conservation Program- Coral Reef Strategic Goals and Objectives 2010-2015, 'Implement watershed management plans and relevant Local Action Strategies (LAS) within ...

"Coral (Porites astreoides) from eight sites in southwest Puerto Rico were analyzed for approximately 150 chemical contaminants, to provide a preliminary characterization of environmental contamination in the corals, and assess the relationships between c...

The purpose of this report is to summarize damages observed in November at NOAA-funded restoration sites in Guánica and Culebra caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September of 2017. Eight project sites were evaluated in Culebra, specifically in Punta ...

"The purpose of this report is to summarize damages observed in November at NOAA- funded restoration sites in Gunica and Culebra caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September of 2017. Eight project sites were evaluated in Culebra, specifically in Punta...

Watersheds in Puerto Rico are in need of erosion control and sediment stabilization techniques of erodible lands. These techniques can help minimize the amount of sediments and other pollutants entering the freshwater systems and eventually reaching the c...

"Land cover disturbances result in reductions in vegetative cover and exposure of bare soils. If left unvegetated these bare soils will erode and lead to significant sediment loads to coral reefs. Highly erodible lands (HELs) and are generally defined by ...

"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...