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Geographic extent and chronology of the invasion of non-native lionfish (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus 1758] and P. miles [Bennett 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea
(2009)
The Indo-Pacific lionfishes (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus 1758] and P. miles [Bennett 1828]: Family Scorpaenidae) are the first non-native marine fishes to establish in the Western North Atlantic. The chronology of the ...
Action plan for the conservation of marine mammals (MMAP) in the wider Caribbean region
(2008)
The immediate goal of this Action Plan is to assist participating governments in the region in their efforts to develop and improve marine mammal conservation policies and practices. The Plan is intended to provide a ...
CARI’MAM scientific survey 2021 : final report
(2021)
More than 30 species of marine mammals inhabit the waters of the Caribbean, which makes it a world hotspot. These highly mobile species are known to move between different Caribbean territories and beyond. Between 2018 and ...
WIDECAST : Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network : Activity highlights 2019-2020
(2021)
Sea turtles, once abundant in the Caribbean Sea and serving as keystone species in tropical marine ecosystems, are severely reduced from historical levels, both in population size and range. According to the IUCN Red List ...
Recommendations for the protection and recovery of Caribbean sea turtles
(2021)
Based on their review and expert knowledge, authors of this document are recommending the following priority actions to the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected ...
CARI’MAM : informe provisional 2019-2020
(2021)
Este documento contiene un informe provisional del proyecto de la Red de Preservación de Mamíferos Marinos del Caribe (CARI'MAM) que cubre los años 2019 y 2020. Fue presentado en la Novena Reunión del Comité Asesor Científico ...
Marine turtle trauma response procedures : a husbandry manual
(2010)
Prepared by the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST), the aim of this manual is to strengthen and coordinate the efforts of people throughout the Wider Caribbean Region to respond to sea turtles in ...
Plan Estratégico del Corredor Biológico en el Caribe 2022-2030
(2022)
La iniciativa del Corredor Biológico en el Caribe ha desarrollado un proceso de fortalecimiento en el que se han redefinido y consolidado científicamente sus bases generales y modelo conceptual, se han acordado nuevas ...
Special places in the ocean : a decade of describing ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs)
(2021)
In an effort spanning more than a decade, over 300 of these special marine areas have been described around the world, through a scientific and technical process involving more than 500 experts from 144 countries. EBSAs ...
Strategic Plan for the Biological Corridor in the Caribbean 2022-2030 : short version
(2022)
The Caribbean Biological Corridor initiative has developed a strengthening process in which its general foundations and conceptual model have been scientifically redefined and consolidated, new conservation priorities have ...