• Activities

    Posted on July 23rd, 2009

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    Establishing ACLs – Caribbean Fisheries Management Council

    Establishing ACLs – Caribbean Fisheries Management Council

    On June 23-24, 2009, the Caribbean Fisheries Management Council (CFMC) met to discuss annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) for stocks determined to be subject to overfishing.
    The council meeting was attended by regular members and additional stakeholders from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), territory institutions for natural resource management, federal agencies, and commercial fishermen.
    Commercial fishers [...]

  • Sessions

    Posted on July 7th, 2009

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    Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Scoping Session 2008

    Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Scoping Session 2008

    UPRSG hosted a scoping session at the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) 61st Annual Meeting at Le Gosier, Guadeloupe, French West Indies on November 13, 2008.
    The main objectives of the discussion session were:

    Assess research needs of resource users, managers, and scientists for the improvement and conservation of fisheries management on a short- and long-term [...]

  • Activities

    Posted on July 7th, 2009

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    Caribbean Coral Reef Institute Symposium 2008

    Caribbean Coral Reef Institute Symposium 2008

    We attended the Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI) End of the International Year of the Reef Symposium at the University of Puerto Rico – Botanical Garden, Río Piedras on Dec 3, 2008.
    The official naming of 2008 as the “International Year of the Coral Reef (IYOR)” designated by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) has led [...]

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    Posted on July 7th, 2009

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    Microbial Ecology Roundtable 2008

    A round table discussion with local scientists whose projects had been funded or are presently being funded by UPRSG were invited to converse on the role of microbial processes in marine ecosystems to help define critical, innovative research areas unknown to the field (Aug 28, 2008).

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