Saba Bank Symposium: summary and recommendations

Introduction:

Since 2010, the Saba Bank falls under the jurisdiction of The Netherlands. Spanning an area of 2000km2, the Saba Bank houses the largest coral reef in the Caribbean Netherlands with a great diversity of species. The past 5 years the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has funded research on the biodiversity, health and ecological functioning of the bank. On 8 December 2016 The Saba Bank Symposium was organised with 11 speakers and a panel discussion on the knowledge gaps and future perspectives of the bank. With this letter we provide an overview of results and future directions for policy and research.

Key message:

We need to improve the resilience of the Saba Bank to cope with the effects of climate change and fisheries. 

Back to search results