This report presents the findings of an assessment of capacity building needs for the management of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Caribbean region. A total of 27 MPA sites in 10 countries and territories were included in t he assessment , which is ...

"Building upon previous peer-to-peer capacity building workshops by GCFI and supported by NOAA CRCP for priority Caribbean marine protected areas (MPAs), this project helped to address desired site-level follow-up training in MPA law enforcement for Beliz...

Information on regulations on the various reef fishes of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Amendments to the regulations are also available from this site. For details, readers should contact the Council, or refer to the comprehensive amendment or th...

In 2012, with support from NOAA s Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) organized the first regional peer-to-peer workshop on 'Building Compliance and Enhancing Enforcement for Marine Protected Areas in ...

These Best Management Practices will be useful to many stakeholders. Farm owners and operators can apply them to guide siting and farm management practices. Coastal managers and community planners can use this information to make environmentally responsib...

This cartoon, which explains commercial fishing regulations for grouper conservation in local and federal waters of the U.S. Caribbean, was designed by the Caribbean Field Office of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service.

"MPAConnect is a learning network of MPA managers and professionals in the Caribbean that works to increase the effectiveness of MPA management by addressing specific capacity needs of individual MPAs through a variety of means, including regional peer to...

"The Caribbean Marine Protected Area Network and Forum (CaMPAM) is a partnership among managers, educators, NGOs, GOs, and other users of MPAs in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean region. CaMPAM is dedicated to building the capacity of MPAs to ensure their...

"A vulnerability assessment framework was used to compare reef sites in the Cayman Islands. The framework combined both exposure and resilience to assess relative vulnerability. Remote sensing data and climate models were used to map historic and projecte...

As part of on-going activities under the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), Protected Resources Division, Caribbean Field Office, partnered with the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) and the U....

The Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI) is a cooperative program between the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaquez (UPRM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The institute sponsor's scientific research and monitoring programs ...

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) is proposing to transition management of federal fisheries in the U.S. Caribbean from the current species-based fishery management plans (FMPs) to island-based FMPs. Current regulations under the Spiny Lo...

The Caribbean scientific community has agreed on specific needs in the region regarding marine biodiversity, both in an immediate and in 5-6 year term: exploration of unstudied habitats, coordination of field studies, new inventories of species, managemen...

"Since it was first reported in Florida in 2014, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), has now spread throughout the Wider Caribbean Region with cases in Jamaica, Mexico, Sint Maarten, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, the Turks and Caic...

The overall goal of this project was to establish a coordinated integrated watershed management program including teacher training, student action and public awareness. The end goal is to reduce erosion and pollution in the watersheds to enhance the overa...

In the U.S. Virgin Islands, increasing population and tourism have led to rapid increases in human use of the ocean surrounding the islands and cays. This brochure is designed to introduce the public, especially fishermen, to the seabirds of the U.S. Virg...

In the U.S. Virgin Islands, increasing population and tourism have led to rapid increases in human use of the ocean surrounding the islands and cays. This brochure is designed to introduce the public, especially fishermen, to the seabirds of the U.S. Virg...

Proceedings of symposium held to share cross-cutting research and management approaches for understanding biological connectivity in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, and to discuss how to apply scientific information to better manage MPAs in the regi...

"This blog highlights a coral nursery project in Jamaica. The CARIBSAVE Partnership, the Coral Restoration Foundation International (CRFI), Sandals Foundation and local community members came together for a week during September 2015 to install coral tree...

The Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for corals and reef-associated plants and invertebrates includes over 100 species of coral (including stony corals, sea fans and gorgonians) and over 60 species of plants (including seagrasses) and invertebrates. The Plan...

The Negril Marine Park (NMP) was declared a marine protected area (MPA) in 1998. It comprises 160 square kilometers of coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, beaches and cliffs at the western end of Jamaica, and is the marine component of the larger Negri...