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Science

FL - Scientists will unleash an army of crabs to help save Florida’s dying reef

With giant pincers and rough, spider-like legs, Caribbean king crabs don’t look like your typical heroes. Yet these crustaceans may be key to solving one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems: the decline of coral reefs.

Caribbean
Advocacy

MEX - Can innovative insurance help protect coral reefs from climate change?

As coastal guardians scramble to save these valuable ecosystems, the emergence of parametric insurance products is releasing the necessary funds

Caribbean
Federal

Caribbean - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announces new award to The Global School for the Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network

The Global School is proud to be part of the Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network (CCAN), which was initially awarded $6 million in federal funding in 2022. CCAN, a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership (CAP) seeks to address climate change issues by bringing together a multidisciplinary team of universities, agencies, and non-governmental organizations serving the United States territories of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John).

Caribbean
Fisheries

Caribbean - Off the reef and on the menu: fishers in the Caribbean wage war on the invasive lionfish

The lionfish has spread across reef ecosystems in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, where it feeds on eggs, small fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Caribbean
Energy

DR - Renewables ‘boom’ in the Dominican Republic, but some feel sidelined

Wind and solar projects have faced complaints from communities and in protected areas, as experts call for stronger planning laws and impact assessments

Caribbean
Advocacy

PR - How This Environmental Activist is Protecting Puerto Rico’s Coastlines and Indigenous Heritage

Environmental activist and cultural advocate Alegna Malavé Marrero has a strong connection to this land. Listening to her as she shares stories about how her father used to carry her [on his shoulders via backpack] on hiking treks at the El Yunque Rainforest, the love in her voice is palpable.

Caribbean
Engineering

Cayman Islands - Erosion stripping Seven Mile Beach

The southern end of the world-famous Seven Mile Beach was once a pristine stretch on Cayman’s biggest tourism attraction, but now much of the beloved beach in that section has disappeared.

Caribbean
Engineering

Caymen Island - National Conservation Council prevails in legal battle with Central Planning Authority’

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has dismissed the Central Planning Authority’s appeal challenging a direction from the National Conservation Council that it should not grant planning permission for the redevelopment of a beachfront cabana on Boggy Sand Beach.

Caribbean
Science

Caribbean - SCIENTISTS TEAM WITH COMMERCIAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY TO COLLECT OCEAN OBSERVATIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA

Five autonomous profiling floats were deployed from a commercial vessel into the depths of the Caribbean Sea to improve ocean and hurricane research.

Caribbean
Advocacy

USA - Pillar Coral Proposed for Increased Endangered Species Act Protection Species Status Would Change From Threatened to Endangered

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service proposed today to change the status of the pillar coral, a species found in Florida waters and elsewhere in the Caribbean, from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal is based on population declines and susceptibility to a recently emerged coral disease, according to the Service.

Caribbean
Justice

Caribbean - BLOG: Why I’m championing gender equality in ocean action

The ocean has long captivated humanity with its vastness and mysterious depths. It is not only a source of sustenance but also a driving force behind weather patterns and a habitat for countless species. As our understanding of the ocean deepens, so too does our awareness of the interconnectedness between gender, science, policy, and advocacy.

Caribbean
Science

USA - Could your sunscreen be contributing to beach erosion?

Craig Downs’ 2015 study linked chemical sunscreens to coral reef harm

Caribbean
Science

Carib - NOAA and partners race to rescue remaining Florida corals from historic ocean heat wave

Reef conservation teams have relocated thousands of nursery coral colonies to tanks at the Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Lab for rehabilitation and safekeeping, hopefully for just the short-term.

Caribbean
Federal

PR - FEMA Allocates Funds for the Preservation of Manatees

San Juan, Puerto Rico – In Puerto Rico, accidents with manatees are mostly caused by collisions with jet skis or motor and propeller boats, according to the director of the Manatee Conservation Center, Antonio Mignucci.

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Caribbean
Science

Caribbean - Hot Sargassum Summer

Millions of tons of algae are landing on beaches around the Atlantic. What is this stuff, why is it here, and perhaps most importantly—what should we do about it?

Caribbean
Advocacy

Carribbean - Protecting Puerto Rico's Coastlines & Indigenous Heritage

Because for us, Borikén is not for sale. "Retomar los caminos ancestrales nos llevará a la restauración y balance de nuestra primera madre, La Madre Tierra," ~ Po Araní, un Portador del Conocimiento de la Medicina Tradicional de Borikén

Caribbean
Science

PR - USGS unveils equipment to forecast storm-related coastal change in Puerto Rico

Through new science projects, the U.S. Geological Survey is providing Puerto Rico officials, emergency managers and the public the ability to view probabilities of hurricane-induced coastal change along the island’s coastline prior to storms this hurricane season.

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