Workshop report: Profiling the St. Thomas Fisheries and local stakeholders perceptions of marine protected areas
Workshops were conducted in St. Thomas from September 12th through the 14th, 2006 to disseminate preliminary information based on more than two years of research that profiled the social, cultural and economic importance of fishing to St. Thomas residents...
Workshop report: Profiling the St. Croix Fisheries and local stakeholders perceptions of marine protected areas
Workshops were conducted in St. Croix from August 14-17, 2006, to disseminate preliminary information based on more than two years of research that profiled the social, cultural and economic importance of fishing to St. Croix residents. A second component...
Cruzan fishers' perspectives on the performance of the Buck Island Reef National Monument and the red hind seasonal closure
"Despite the growing use of marine protected areas and seasonal closures to promote the sustainable use of marine ecosystems, few studies have examined the socio-economic performance of these management strategies. This study details the viewpoints of sma...
Extending the Bajo de Sico, Puerto Rico, Seasonal Closure: An Examination of Small-scale Fishermens Perceptions of Possible Socio-economic Impacts on Fishing Practices, Families, and Community
Despite considerable conservation efforts, many reef fish fisheries around the world continue to be in peril. Many are vulnerable to overexploitation because they have predictable and highly aggregated spawning events. In U.S. Caribbean waters, fishery ma...
Community Profiles and Socioeconomic Evaluations of Marine Conservation Districts: St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. NOAA Series on U.S. Caribbean Fishing Communities.
This report describes research conducted for the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) under contract WC133F-03-RQ-0159. The contract specified description of prospect...
Pescadores de Puerto Rico: Resumen del Estudio de Communidades Pesqueras Puertoiquenas