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> Who we are ?
>> The Wider Caribbean Region
> The Wider Caribbean Region
>> The Cartagena Convention
> The Cartagena Convention
>> The SPAW Protocol
> The SPAW Protocol
>> Our missions and objectives
> Our missions and objectives
>> Our team
> Our team
>> Partners
> Partners

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Our activities

> Our activities
>> Species
> Species protection
>> Marine mammals
> Marine Mammals
>> Study and conservation
> Study and conservation
>> Citizen science
> Citizen science tools
>> Stranding networks
> Stranding networks
>> Training
> Training
>> Good practice guides
> Good practice guides
>> Caribbean stranding expert contacts
> Caribbean stranding expert contacts
>> Photoidentification
> Photoidentification
>> ObsEnMER
> ObsEnMER
>> Databases
> Databases
>> OBSenMER database
> OBSenMER database
>> Photoidentification
> Photoidentification database (Flukebook, NAHWC)
>> Lifeweb project on marine mammals corridors
> LifeWeb data
>> Maps and reports
>> Outputs of the Lifeweb projects - PDFs
>> Species distribution
>> Species richness
>> Threats and impacts
>> Policies and MPAs
>> Synthetic maps
>> Outputs of the Lifeweb project - GIS Files
>> Species distribution
>> Species richness
>> Threats and impacts
>> Policies and MPAs
>> Base map datalayers
>> SPAW-RAC Mapping Application
>> Marine mammal study and monitoring
> Marine mammal study and monitoring
>> Acoustic surveys
> CARIMAM survey organisation
> Acoustic surveys
>> Aerial campaigns
> Aerial campaigns
>> Boat campaigns
> Boat campaigns
> MEGARA NorthWest Indies 2014
>> Conservation tools
> Conservation tools
>> Conservation issues
> Threats
> Conservation and protection status
>> Discover them
> Discover marine mammals
>> Observe them
> Toolkit for whale watcher
> Whale Watching
>> Species Fact sheets
> Species Fact sheets
>> Guiana dolphin
> Guiana dolphin, costero, sotalia (Sotalia guianensis)
>> Cuvier’s beaked whale
> Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
>> Bryde’s whale
> Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni)
>> Humpback whale
> Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
>> Manatee
> Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) and Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
>> Rough-toothed dolphin
> Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)
>> Killer whale
> Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
>> Short-finned pilot whale
> Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
>> False killer whale
> False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
>> Melon-headed whale
> Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra)
>> Fraser’s dolphin
> Fraser’s dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei)
>> Common dolphin
> Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
>> Pantropical spotted dolphin
> Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
>> Atlantic spotted dolphin
> Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
>> Spinner dolphin
> Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
>> Bottlenose dolphin
> Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
>> Sperm whale
> Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
>> Biodiversity
> List of marine mammals species in the Caribbean
> Biodiversity
>> Resources
> Resources homepage
>> CARI’MAM Reports
> CARI’MAM Key documents
>> Educational tools
> Biological illustration
> Educational tools
> 3D models
>> Lifeweb project
> Lifeweb project on marine mammals corridors
>> CARI’MAM project
> The CARI’MAM project and network
>> Sharks
> Smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena)
> Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
> Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
> Giant manta ray (Manta birostris)
> Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)
> Largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis)
> Smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)
> Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran)
> Chondrytians in the Caribbean
>> Turtles
> Getting to know sea turtles better
> Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
> Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
> Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
> Hawksbill sea turtle (E. imbricata)
> Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
>> Parrotfish
> Parrotfish
>> Corals
> Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata)
>  Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)
> Some info on reefs in the Caribbean! Extracts from our summaries on ecosystems
>> Nassau Grouper
> Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus)
>> SPAW: Appendices, Species databases
> Annexes and Data Bases of Species
> Guidelines for Nomination of Species to the SPAW Annexes
> Exemptions
>> Ecosystems and threats
> Ecosystems and threats
>> Invasive alien species
> Presentation - Mitigating the Threats of Invasive Alien Species
> [Lionfish] Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management
> [Lionfish] International partners plan to tackle invasive lionfish
> [Lionfish] The problem of Lionfish in the Caribbean
> [Lionfish] Vulnerability of the Caribbean region to lionfish invasion
> [Lionfish] The lionfish in its native range : brief description of its biology and ecology
>> Sargassum
> Sargassum: a transatlantic issue
> Sargassum on-line forum
>> Protected areas
> Protected Areas
> Propose a Protected Area under SPAW Protocol. List of Listed Areas
> Procedure for listing Protected Areas under the SPAW Protocol
> Factsheets on marine protected areas best management practices (CaMPAM)
> Method for strategic analysis of marine issues - Marine Protected Areas Agency
> Training on MPA Management (CaMPAM)
>> Cooperation and guidelines
> Cooperation and guidelines

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Projects

> Projects
>> CARI’MAM
> CARI’MAM
>> CARIB’COAST
> CARIB’COAST Description
>> BEST 2.0+
> BEST 2.0+
>> NFWF projects
> NFWF projects
>> Others Projects
> Capacity building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEA) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries – ACP-MEAs Phase III (ACP-MEA III)
> Collaboration under the United Nations Development Programme/Global Environment Facility (UNDP/GEF) Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME+) Project – Cartagena Convention and The Ocean Foundation

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Resources

> Resources
>> Calls for proposals
> Call for proposals
>> Short -term small grant 2022
> New Call for proposals Short-term small scale Grants 2022
>> Small scale short-term grants 2021
> call for proposals
>> Call for proposals - Short-term Small Grants 2020
> Call for proposals - Result of short-term Small Grants 2020
>> Key documents
> Key documents
>> Newsletters
> SPAW-RAC Newsletters
>> 2021
> SPAW-RAC newsletter N°28
> SPAW-RAC Newsletter N°27
>> 2020
> Newsletter N° 26 November 2020
> Newsletter N° 25 March 2020
>> 2019
> N° 24 September 2019
> N° 23 March 2019
>> 2018
> N° 22 August 2018
> N° 21 February 2018
>> 2017
> N° 20 March 2017
>> 2016
> N°19 July 2016
> N°18 March 2016
>> 2015
> N°17 October 2015
> N°16 May 2015
> N°15 February 2015
>> 2014
> N°14 October 2014
> N°13 July 2014
> N°12 April 2014
> N°11 January 2014
>> 2013
> N°10 September 2013
> N°9 May 2013
> N°8 February 2013
>> 2012
> N° 7 September 2012
> N°6 May 2012
> N°5 January 2012
>> 2011
> N°4 September 2011
> N°3 June 2011
> N°2 January 2011
>> 2010
> N°1 October 2010
>> Previous projects
> Previous projects
>> Activities report
> Activities reports

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News

> Nicaragua ratifies UN regional agreement on marine biodiversity
> The Marine Leaf N°4
> SPAW-RAC Newsletter N°28
> New Call for proposals Short-term small scale Grants 2022
> Happy new year 2022
> SPAW-RAC Activity Report
> Meetings ands events

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