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    Posted on April 27th, 2012

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    Probing for Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Wastewater – Ocean Chat – UPR Sea Grant

    Probing for Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Wastewater – Ocean Chat – UPR Sea Grant

    UPR Sea Grant held its first 2012 Ocean Chat seminar titled Probing for Antibiotic Resistance Genes as Molecular Indicators of Wastewater Pollution in Coastal Habitats. This research project is of utmost importance because it concerns various areas of human health and the status of our marine and coastal ecosystems. The Ocean Chat was held in [...]

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    Posted on April 16th, 2012

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    Workshop – Collection and Identification of Ciguatoxin-Producing Microalgae (PCUPR)

    Workshop – Collection and Identification of Ciguatoxin-Producing Microalgae (PCUPR)

    The Virtual Network of Marine Resources (Red Virtual de Monitoreo de los Recursos Marinos, http://www.recursosmarinos.org) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PCUPR) will be hosting a workshop in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PR-DRNA), inviting scientists, professors, and resource managers with interests in collecting and identifying ciguatoxin-producing microalgae. Read this post to find out more about it!

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    Posted on September 17th, 2011

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    New tools and models for social and ecological analyses of MPAs – IMCC 2011

    New tools and models for social and ecological analyses of MPAs – IMCC 2011

    The 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress – “Making Marine Science Matter” was held on 14-18 May 2011 at the University of Victoria. This conference provided an exciting opportunity for scientists and experts worldwide to share their knowledge on marine conservation. It also gave us the opportunity to identify the current trends, gaps and information needed to better management and conservation strategies. Interestingly, this year’s IMCC explored other issues that highlighted the importance of incorporating a historical perspective when assessing the state of the marine environment and the need to communicate to key audiences about marine conservation.

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    Posted on July 7th, 2011

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    UVI Sea Grant & VINE to host Reef Fest 2011

    UVI Sea Grant & VINE to host Reef Fest 2011

    In the US Virgin Islands, the Sea Grant Marine Outreach Program is busily preparing for the 2011 St. Thomas Reef Fest, scheduled for early November, come rain or shine. As you probably guessed, Reef Fest is a festival to celebrate the reef.  More than that, it is about empowering the local community to protect coral [...]

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    Posted on May 14th, 2011

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    Assessing impacts of climate change, a long-term process – VII Congress of Caribbean Biodiversity

    Assessing impacts of climate change, a long-term process         – VII Congress of Caribbean Biodiversity

    The term “biodiversity” has become a household name within the scientific community and has been used to describe habitats and organisms as varied and diverse as cacti in deserts to birds in mangrove coastlines. On February 1-4, 2011, the VII Congress of the Caribbean Biodiversity (sponsored by the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo) celebrated the [...]

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    Posted on September 22nd, 2010

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    Data, data and more data… – AWRA Caribbean

    Data, data and more data… – AWRA Caribbean

    The passing of a hurricane through the Caribbean islands is a keen reminder of how water can affect our lands and coasts. Hurricane Earl, with winds reaching 145 mph, brought over 1 foot of rain throughout the Lesser Antilles islands, meaning river overflow, large amounts of runoff and sediment discharge. Ironically, while the hurricane made [...]

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    Posted on June 23rd, 2010

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    NSPS Specialists request more Land-use and Island Planning

    NSPS Specialists request more Land-use and Island Planning

    Non-point source pollution (NSPS) managers and researchers from the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico met on May 6-7 for the 10th NSPS Conference – “Changing Direction and Directing Change: Solutions to NSPS” at the Wyndham Sugar Bay Beach Resort in St. Thomas, USVI (http://www.usvircd.org/NPS/). The conference was also open to the participation of local [...]

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    Posted on February 11th, 2010

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    Funds and Baselines – Major Concerns for Caribbean FMC

    Funds and Baselines – Major Concerns for Caribbean FMC

    The Caribbean Fisheries Management Council (CFMC; http://www.caribbeanfmc.com), a regional agency involved in establishing important regulations on commercial and recreational fisheries in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, held its last regular general meeting on December 15-16, 2009 at El Conquistador Hotel in Fajardo, PR. Approximately 30 attendees from public and private sectors participated. Among [...]

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    Posted on January 25th, 2010

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    Enhancing Products and Services – CaRA

    Enhancing Products and Services – CaRA

    On December 1, 2009, we participated in the General Assembly “Coastal data and information, a vital need in our islands” sponsored by the Caribbean Regional Association (CaRA, http://cara.uprm.edu)  at the Nautical Club in San Juan, PR. Several speakers were invited to present updates on products and services to CaRA members and participants, which approximated 50 [...]

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    Posted on November 5th, 2009

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    Landing Data – a Priority for SEDAR

    Landing Data – a Priority for SEDAR

    Our team attended the SouthEast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) meeting held in San Juan on January 26-29, 2009.  Reports from the meeting are currently available online (http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/). One of SEDAR’s main goals is to improve the scientific quality and reliability of fishery stock assessments and encourage the participation of important stakeholders in the assessment [...]

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