The Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem

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  Posted on June 18th, 2010

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  PR-DNER emphasizes Adaptive/Ecosystem-Based Management

  

  The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PR-DNER) is a well-established governmental agency that regulates and manages the use of terrestrial, marine and coastal environments with the main purpose of protecting and conserving these resources. Presently, DNER consists of several components that promote education, management, scientific research, projects associated with public interests, legal [...]

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  Posted on April 12th, 2010

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  Carrying Capacity an Interest for Surfrider

  

  The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit organization that has been helping to protect local beaches nation-wide for over 20 years. The Rincón Chapter  (http://www.surfrider.org/rincon) helps to maintain the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve (TPMR), created in 2004, at Rincón, PR. On March 4, 2010, we met with the executive committee (Chairperson – Wess Merten) [...]

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  Posted on April 8th, 2010

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  Ecosystem Connectivity is Key for JBNERR

  

  The National Estuarine Research Reserve (JBNERR) in Jobos Bay is the second largest estuarine in Puerto Rico and is representative of an estuarine area that consists of a complex ecological system in the Caribbean region. The Reserve focuses mostly on environmental monitoring, coastal training and educating local communities.
  On February 24, 2010, we carried [...]

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  Posted on July 7th, 2009

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  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 [...]

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