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Since 10 October 2010 Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius (Statia) are part of the Netherlands. These three islands are referred to as the Caribbean...
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For the special municipalities of the Netherlands, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality is...
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The Natural Capital of the Caribbean Netherlands
Ongoing developmental pressures in a context of global environmental change and economic...
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Abstract:
The Netherlands Antilles consists of five Caribbean islands. The leeward islands are Curaçao and Bonaire, close to the mainland of...
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Policy Brief
The Challenge
How important is the unique Caribbean environment for the Dutch citizen? How does one value the worth of these islands’...
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Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius form the Dutch Caribbean within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the...
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EXCERPT FROM: MAS PISKA PA BONEIRU: A SOCIAL MAPPING STUDY OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR OF BONAIRE, ST. EUSTATIUS AND SABA.
For the special...
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Informational material for regulations outlined in the Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species of wild flora and fauna (also known as...
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The former Netherlands Antilles consisted of Aruba, which became a distinct state in 1986, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, which became countries in 2010...
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The Caribbean Research Programme is administered by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and has received funding from the Netherlands Ministry of...
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The Challenge
Healthy ecosystems such as the forests on the hillsides of the Quill on St Eustatius and Saba’s Mt Scenery or the corals reefs of...
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Throughout the Caribbean, like in the rest of the world, the abundance of marine fish species have been declining over the past decades. The health...
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As of 10 October 2010, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is responsible for the collection and publication of statistical data on the three islands of the...
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A 2019 policy brief was just released outlining the requirements for sustainably managing fisheries within the Caribbean Netherlands. Using five...
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The former Netherlands Antilles consisted of Aruba, which became a distinct state in 1986, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, which became countries in 2010...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-NL) are pleased...
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Abstract:
The Netherlands are signatories of the international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This implies that the nation will protect...
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The Netherlands Antilles comprise the islands Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire of the Leeward Group, and St. Eustatius, Saba and the southern part of St....
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Only Four of Twenty Biodiversity Targets On Track to Achieve Goals in the Dutch Caribbean
A recently published report issued by the Kingdom of the...
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Abstract
With the transition of the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) from the former Netherlands Antilles to special municipalities...
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Background
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international treaty that was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (...
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Throughout the Caribbean, like in the rest of the world, the abundance of marine fish species have been
declining over the past decades. The health...
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In the Caribbean Netherlands, on Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) deploys the seismic...
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The Caribbean Netherlands consists of three islands: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, all located in the Caribbean Sea. Since 2010 each island is...
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How large was the population of Bonaire, Saba, and St Eustatius on 1 January 2017? How did the economy of each island develop in 2015? What were the...
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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean wishes to acknowledge the assistance...
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The Nature Policy Plan Caribbean Netherlands identifies the need to “Evaluate the financial instruments available for nature conservation in the...
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ABSTRACT
The seismic network NA (Caribbean Netherlands Seismic Network) in the Caribbean Netherlands is deployed by the Royal Netherlands...
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Student Report
Abstract
The fisheries of the Caribbean Netherlands have been described as unsustainable through various reports by the Wageningen...
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Following climate change, IAS are recognised as the second-most serious long-term threat to island ecology, worldwide. Of all IAS issues, by far the...
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Wageningen Research recently published an alarming report on the natural resources of the three Caribbean Netherlands islands (Bonaire, Saba and St....
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Abstract
Participatory action research (PAR) is an approach for fully co-creating research into environmental problems with the public. We argue this...
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The project "Resilience Restoration of Nature and Society in the Caribbean Netherlands" contributes to halting the decline of the coral reefs in the...
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Abstract
The experiences of overseas territories and how their varying degrees of self-governance influence climate (in)action are overlooked topics...
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Internship report (DRAFT)
Abstract
A study was conducted on Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, focusing on the White white mangrove (Laguncularia...
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Summary
Over the last 10 years, the Caribbean Netherlands fisheries on Saba and St. Eustatius have been monitored and multiple assessment reports...
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In the Caribbean Netherlands, the islands of Saba and St. Eustatius host the active but quiescent volcanoes Mt. Scenery and The Quill. To mitigate...
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Abstract:
In 2005 to 2006 we assessed the status of the Caribbean coot Fulica caribaea in the Netherlands Antilles, largely semi-arid islands in the...
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This vegetation survey is the outcome of an investigation of the islands of the Netherlands Antilles carried out under the auspices of the Foundation...
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The Lesser Antilles volcanic arc on the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Plate is part of the Caribbean subduction zone. The subduction process is...
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For the longest time, the Saba Bank has been the largest and richest forgotten treasure within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It lies just 5...
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Wageningen Research recently published an alarming report on the natural resources of the Caribbean Netherlands islands Bonaire, Saba and St....
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This report aims to assess historical fisheries in the Caribbean Netherlands since the first inhabitants started exploiting the sea around them. In...
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In BioNews 11 (2017) an article was dedicated to the eight bird species that in 2016 and 2017 were added to the Bonaire-bird list. One of these, Pied...
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Brown Boobies (Sula leucogaster) are known to roost on the northwestern coast of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands. A published account from the 1950s...
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Bonaire or Boneiru, as it is known in Papiamentu, is a Dutch Caribbean island. An island full of heritage, gorgeous sunset views and a place that...
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Abstract: The stratovolcanoes of Mt. Scenery at Saba and The Quill at St. Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands, with a total population of about...
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The coasts of Curacao as well as the other leeward islands of the Netherlands Antilles, consists predominately of limestone cliffs, cut into...
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Abstract:
The Quaternary volcanogenic landscape and the volcanogenic sediments of the Netherlands Antilles (NA) (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) reflect the...
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Reefs of the windward Netherlands Antilles (Saba, Saba Bank, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten) were assessed at 24 sites in the late 1999. The...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Fisheries on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius (Caribbean Netherlands) are important for the local economy and food provision on the...
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Executive summary
Both in the ocean and on land the Netherlands Antilles possesses an enormous wealth in the diversity of its nature. Biological...
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Three species of columnar cacti (Stenocereus gri seus, Subpilocereus repandus, and Pilosocereus lan uginosus) are conspicuous elements of arid...
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Located below the hurricane belt in the Netherlands Antilles, the island of Bonaire is rarely affected by major storms and high-wave action. In a...
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Participatory action research (PAR) is an approach for fully co-creating research into environmental problems with the public. We argue this is...
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Student Report- University of Groningen
The reproductive behaviour of the stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride Bonnaterre, was studied on two...
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Saba Bank is a large and completely submerged carbonate platform in the northeastern Caribbean Sea located approximately 4 km southwest of Saba...
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On October 3rd and 4th the Ministry of Economic Affairs, in cooperation with the Dutch Elasmobranch Society, organized an expert meeting on the...
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Coral reefs are threatened globally and their trajectories of decline are very similar worldwide. In the Caribbean coral cover has declined by 80%...
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Abstract.– Intraspecific diversity is among the most important biological variables, although still poorly understood for most species. Iguana iguana...
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Abstract
Prey resources in oligotrophic tropical marine environments are often scattered and unpredictable. Tracking studies of tropical seabirds can...
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Saba Bank is a large submerged platform (~2200 km2), average depth 30 m, located 4 km southwest of Saba Island in Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean Sea...
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Although little fisheries data exist for red hind, Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758) on the Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles, spawning aggregation...
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The management of small rookeries is key to conserving the regional genetic diversity of marine turtle populations and requires knowledge on...
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Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles has one of the healthiest coral reef systems in terms of fish species richness and live coral cover in the Caribbean....
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AbstractUrbanization has introduced novel materials for nesting birds, including anthropogenic debris that may be dangerous to adults and nestlings (...
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Saba Bank is a 2,200 km2 submerged carbonate platform in the northeastern Caribbean Sea off Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles. The presence of reef-...
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Abstract
Background: Saba Bank Atoll, Netherlands Antilles, is one of the three largest atolls on Earth and provides habitat for an extensive coral...
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The cosmopolitan Barn Owl Tyto alba (Scopoli) lives on many Caribbean islands, where a number of morphologically distinct forms have evolved. Some of...
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Knowledge on the density, distribution and occurrence of whales and dolphins in the Caribbean Netherlands is sparse. This knowledge is needed as...
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Greater ecosystem diversity generally results in greater fish diversity. It follows that areas of greater ecosystem diversity would also exhibit...
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Powerpoint presentation by Ministry of Economic Affairs on status of Queen Conch fisherues in the Caribbean Netherlands
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The breeding success of obligate secondary cavity nesting birds, including most parrots, can be limited by the availability and quality of nest...
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We present the first confirmed evidence of plastic ingestion by a Red-billed Tropicbird on the Caribbean Netherlands island of St. Eustatius, which...
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Census data from yearbooks of Bureau of Statistics of the Netherlands Antilles. The data was manually taken over from scanned yearbooks and put into...
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Abstract
The island of Bonaire is a nesting location for at least four tern species: a subspecies of the Least Tern (Sternula antillarum
antillarum...
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Abstract:
We conducted fieldwork on Bonaire and Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, to assess the distribu- tion and abundance of resident diurnal...
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The Dutch island of Saba in the North Eastern Caribbean has been surrounded by a protected area since 1987. This area known as the Saba Marine Park...
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Recent studies show that late stage pelagic larval fish are not simply drifting with the currents as formerly believed, but are in some cases strong...
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Until the early 1990s, information on sea turtle nesting in the Netherlands Antilles amounted to little more than a few anecdotal accounts and sea...
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Abstract
Twenty-three dactyloid anoles (Ruthven's anole, Anolis bonairensis) from Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, were examined for gastrointestinal...
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Green turtles Chelonia mydas and hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata are neg- atively impacted by natural and anthropogenic disturbances....
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Abstract:
The aim of this study was to draft a generic ecological assessment framework for coastal systems in Caribbean Netherlands (CN) that offers...
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The Dutch island of Saba in the North Eastern Caribbean has been surrounded by a protected area since 1987. This area known as the Saba Marine Park...
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From the abyssal plain to the intertidal zone, benthic fauna are adapted to a variety of extreme physical environments. Shallow water soft-sediment...
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Situated just north of the Venezuelan coast around 12° to 13° N, the Netherlands Antilles are normally well outside the hurricane belt. Nevertheless...
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Anthropogenic forcing is spurring cyanobacterial proliferation in aquatic ecosystems worldwide. While planktonic
cyanobacterial blooms have received...
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Abstract:
Biodiversity surveys were conducted on Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles, to assess ichthyofaunal richness and to compare with published...
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CNSI’s Annual Report 2017 includes articles on:
Statian Invasions
Invasive Alien Species
Rodent Control
Conch Chronicles
Outreach and Education...
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In 1930 Mr. P. Wagenaar Hummelinck made an excursion to Curacao, Aruba, and Bonaire with the main object of studying the land and freshwater fauna....
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Although coral reefs are well developed in the Leeward islands of the Netherlands Antilles, they are poorly developed in the Windward group. Coral...
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Abstract:
A sediment record of three alluvial sites along the east- and northeast-oriented shore of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) provides evidence...
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In 1998 the Dutch Parliament called for a feasibility study for a trust fund and the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations agreed, under...
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The Orchidaceae on the island of Saba, Netherlands Antilles, have only briefly been studied and described. In January 2003, in cooperation with the...
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Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have suffered the effects of human activities, including overfishing, nutrient pollution, and global climate...
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Seagrass beds are important habitats associated with coral reefs. Seagrasses are nursery areas for juvenile fish, and they act as buffering zones by...
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Coral bleaching occurs when corals expel their symbiotic algae, called zooxanthellae, or when zooxanthellae expel their photosynthetic pigments...
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Abstract The avifauna of the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba has been little studied, as the last comprehensive publication dates from 1983. Here I...
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The Leeward Blindsnake (Antillotyphlops geotomus) is a near threatened species according to the IUCN Red list (Powell et al., 2016), and was known...
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Abstract:
The Important Bird Area (IBA) programme is an initiative of BirdLife International aimed at identifying, monitoring and protecting a...
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From November 20-24th, 2017 a group of international shark experts gathered at Captain Don’s Habitat on Bonaire to discuss measures for the...
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The unique natural world of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom plays the leading role in a special cinema film entitled WOW!. This was announced...
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On the 10th of October 2010 the governmental entity known as the Netherlands Antilles is scheduled to cease to exist. Each island will aquire a new...
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Management Recommendations:
Include all the area of Salina Goto and salina Frans inside the borders of WSNP. This expansion will not only benefit...
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Benthic habitats (habitats occurring at the bottom of a water body) and coral reef ecosystems provide many functions. Currently, however, worldwide...
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Land-based nutrient pollution is a major stressor on coral reef communities around the Caribbean region and globally. To assess the status of...
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This field guide includes all the orchid species located during the orchid survey conducted between winter of 2002 to date of publication. In keeping...
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In November 2011, the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research was asked to conduct an archaeological assessment of Steward plantation. The...
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The coral reefs of Bonaire have been reported to be one of the most pristine reefs, with the reefs on the leeward coast of Bonaire regarded as one of...
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Certain goby species, including the Peppermint Goby (Coryphopterus lipemes), Sharknose Goby (Elacatinus evelynae), Glass Goby (Coryphopterus hyalinus...
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This news article was published in BioNews 21
BioNews is produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance and funded by the Ministry of Economic...
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The bat fauna of the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius consists of five documented species—Monophyllus plethodon, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Artibeus...
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The study of exposed carbonate platforms provides observational constraints on regional tectonics and sea-level history. In this work Miocene-aged...
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Abstract
Saba Bank, a submerged atoll in the Caribbean Sea with an area of 2,200 km2 , has attained international conservation status due to the rich...
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Abstract
The research aimed to recollect specimens from Curaçao of the genus Halosbaena belonging to the rare crustacean order Thermosbaenacea, a...
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We present initial positioning results obtained by analyses of data from four cost-effective Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) units...
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Findings:
Combining the findings of this study with that of other studies, the authors conclude that the coral assemblage on the Saba Bank is diverse...
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The importance of reefs for man is multilateral and ranges from age-old functions, such as acting as a rampart preventing shore erosion, to modern...
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Abstract:
Queen Conch, Lobatus gigas, is a large, herbivorous, marine gastropod found primarily in the Western Atlantic Caribbean region. Adult conch...
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In May 2012, the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research was contracted to carry out an excavation on the NuStar property locally known as ‘...
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Saba Bank, a submerged atoll in the Caribbean Sea with an area of 2,200 km2, has attained international conservation status due to the rich diversity...
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In the past 25 years the Red Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) of Bonaire, estimated by ROOTH (1965) to comprise a population of at least 5,...
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The Spaanse Water is a relatively turbid, 3.19 km2 inland bay of virtually oceanic salinities and contains the largest seagrass, algal and mangrove...
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Thesis (Utrecht University)
Summary
The Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius experiences regular flooding during intense rainstorms. Among the...
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Abstract
Mangrove forests are essential habitats for species that are of commercial significance and provide various ecosystem services, including...
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Background:
Located in the Dutch Windward Islands, Saba Bank is a flat-topped seamount (20–45 m deep in the shallower regions). The primary goals of...
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In comparison to other CARICOMP sites, the tiny island of Saba, in the Windward Islands arc of the Lesser Antilles, can be described as atypical in...
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Abstract:
St. Eustatius Marine Park was established in 1996 and became actively managed in 1997 to conserve and protect the marine environment. It...
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A small submersible remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was used to explore mid-depth habitats of Saba Bank – a submerged carbonate platform in the...
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Tubastrea coccinea is an invasive coral species found on the reefs of Bonaire. These corals are typically seen at various densities (up to 80% m-2)...
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Cetacean monitroing in the Dutch Caribbean
This news article was published in BioNews 17.
BioNews is produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature...
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Caribbean coral reefs have been declining for decades due to a combination of anthropogenic drivers and natural phenomena like hurricanes. The...
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Structural vegetation damage and food limitation are important effects of major hurricanes, particularly
for fruit/seed-eating, forest-dependent...
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Abstract
Carbonate clinoforms are often challenging to characterize and model due to their complex geometries and additional heterogeneity introduced...
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Management Recommendations:
The boundaries of the WSNP should be expended to include all the salinas included in this survey. This expansion will...
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About 210 resident and migratory bird species are found on the island of Bonaire. More than half of these species are landbirds. Some of the...
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The purpose of this study is to determine if divers are affecting the reproductive behavior of Halichoeres bivittatus, commonly known as slippery...
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Fringing reefs along the southwestern shores of the Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Bonaire (12°N), located outside the most frequent hurricane...
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Hurricane- or storm-generated swell waves may cause erosion and deposition along coasts which are situated thousands of kilometers outside the...
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In Curacao, deep-water FADs with GRP surface buoys were developed and tested. The first FAD was deployed in 1993. Up to now, a total of 5 FADs were...
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The reefs surrounding Bonaire have long been renowned for their high abundance and diversity of scleractinian corals and for their long-time status...
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In 1937, 1949 and 1963 P. Wagenaar Hummelinck collected vertebrates with some co-operators. The ants of these expeditions were selected and stored (...
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Abstract
The daily nest-survival rates of Red-billed Tropicbirds (Phaethon aethereus) were estimated over six breeding seasons on St. Eustatius in...
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Abstract:
Organisations designed to manage and maintain Protected Areas are often faced with limited financial resources to maintain and monitor...
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Management Recommendations:
Expand the boundaries of the Washington Slagbaai National Park to include all the salts flats included in this monitoring...
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The second Saba Bank Expedition in October 2008 aimed at improving the knowledge of the gorgonacea by generating a comprehensive species list for...
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Audubon’s Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), known locally as Wedrego on Saba and St. Eustatius, is a medium-sized seabird species that feeds at sea...
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The Caribbean coral reefs showed drastic degradation over the last decades. As most Caribbean islands, Saba is economical dependent on their...
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In 1942-1943 a water test well was drilled by the Government of Curacao within the limits of Aruba's capital Oranjestad, following the "discovery" of...
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The Caribbean is a biodiversity hotspot due to its rich biodiversity and wholesale loss of primary vegetation. Yet, there is a paucity of studies on...
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MSc thesis
The economy of Bonaire is highly dependent on tourism. Tourists are drawn to Bonaire because of the beautiful nature and biodiversity in...
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Abstract:
Although Bonaire’s coral reefs remain among the healthiest and most resilient in the Caribbean, this IUCN report based on the IUCN...
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Abstract:
Marine reserves, in which exploitation of marine organisms and other human activities are restricted or prohibited, can be valuable tools...
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Data presented herein provide records of four species of bats new to the fauna of the Antillean island of Saba — Monophyllus plethodon, Ardops...
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Abstract
Since 1996 at the latest, comatulid crinoids on the leeward reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire have declined drastically in population size and...
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In the course of a multi-taxon biodiversity inventory for the island of St. Eustatius, lichens were collected from 11 plots representing different...
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Tsunami are one of the major natural hazards in the Caribbean. The historical record lists 88 tsunami, from local events to teletsunami, in the time...
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Since the introduction of non-native rodents to the Caribbean region, these invaders have successfully occupied many, if not most, islands where they...
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We studied the micro- and macrohabitat preferences of black rats (Rattus rattus) and house mice (Mus musculus) on St. Eustatius, a small, inhabited...
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We sampled tank bromeliads and censused their invertebrate fauna at four elevations on the small Caribbean island of Saba. We expected that...
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Abstract
Carbonate clinoforms are often challenging to characterize and model due to their complex geometries and additional heterogeneity introduced...
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The purpose of this survey was to describe and map the natural and cultural resources of the marine environment with a view to sustainable...
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In 2013 ARGEOgraph created the Archaeological Predictive Map of Sint Eustatius for the Dutch ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This map has...
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Ph.D. thesis, University of Sheffield, UK
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On the shore of the Boca Jewfish area of the Lac, Bonaire, N.A., blue-green algae perform a sediment-stabilizing and binding function resulting in a...
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Abundance estimates based on adequate survey design and count methodology are needed for population monitoring and modelling, and for assessing the...
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Mate choice and nest cavity selection are directly linked to reproductive performance in seabirds, and disruption of these can result in breeding...
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ABSTRACT: Abundance estimates corrected for changes in detection are needed to assess population trends. We used transect-count surveys and N-mixture...
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Reef slope coral communities were surveyed for long-term (20 years) changes in scleractinian coral cover, numbers of coral colonies and species...
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Benthic habitats (habitats occurring at the bottom of a water body) and coral reef ecosystems provide many functions. Currently, however, coral reefs...
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In 2015 ARGEOgraph created the Archaeological Predictive Map of Saba for the Dutch ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This map has been made...
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Reef fish assemblages are structured by many factors like depth, habitat and zonation’s in marine protected areas (MPAs). These fish assemblages can...
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The genus Microcharon is known in the Caribbean from the widely separated islands of Bonaire and Cuba, occurring in brackish and freshwater...
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Although Bonaire’s coral reefs remain among the healthiest and most resilient in the Caribbean, this IUCN report based on the IUCN Resilience...
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The lands of the former Bolivia Plantation amount to about three-thousand three-hundred (3,300) hectares of wildlands and basically constitute the...
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Student Report
Areas like the Caribbean reefs are a biodiversity hotspot. Deeper waters are shown to be of importance for the structure and...
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Highlights
• First record of phytomyxid infection in H. stipulacea in the Caribbean.
• Morphological changes to leaves, roots and internodes in...
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Poster
Significance and Relevance
Multiple stressors (e.g., pollution, eutrophication, sedimentation, coastal development, overfishing, coral disease...
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Accurate assessment of species ranges is important not only for conservation planning but also for our understanding of their ecology and evolution (...
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December 13th marked the beginning of an incredibly exciting and ambitious research expedition organized by the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea...
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Concerned at Lack of Mention of the Impacts of Climate Change During Address of King Willem Alexander at the Joint Session of the States-General of...
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Thanks to the efforts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the critically endangered largetooth sawfish and the threatened silky shark have...
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After setting sail from Texel, The Netherlands in December 2017, the research vessel Pelagia travelled to Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao where a multi-...
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On the 25th of March this year, Dr. Walter L. (Wòti) Bakhuis passed away at the ripe old age of 80 in Maarssen, The Netherlands. With his passing,...
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On January 7th Minister van Engelshoven of Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands announced that the project Island(er)s at the Helm: Co-...
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Dutch and Papiamentu below
The Caribbean Netherlands’ Nature and Environmental Policy Plan 2020-2030 is an integrated plan to safeguard and enhance...
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In the wake of the constitutional change in 2010, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (now the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food...
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Curaçao and Bonaire form part of the Netherlands Antilles, while Aruba has a “status aparte” within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. All three islands...
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In the wake of the constitutional change in 2010, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (now the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food...
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The National Nature Policy Plan 2001-2005 (NPP-5) and its current status of implementation was assessed as a first step towards a new Nature Policy...
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The National Nature Policy Plan 2001-2005 (NPP-5) and its current status of implementation was assessed as a first step towards a new Nature Policy...
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Abstract:
The accession of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba (the BES islands) to the Netherlands has considerably increased the government’s political...
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Wageningen Research recently published an alarming report on the state of nature for the three Dutch Caribbean islands (Bonaire, Saba and St....
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Twenty-five participants attended an informative workshop on invasive species on November 28th and 29th 2017. The Caribbean Netherlands Science...
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This book will let you dive into the underwater worl of the Saba Bank and gives you an introduction to its amazing biodiversity. At the same time you...
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After news was received that the Netherlands Antilles' largest and as yet
almost unspoiled lagoon would be involved in development plans, a...
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Three not yet reported land snail species from Saba and St. Martin (Netherlands’ Antilles), collected in 1991 Summary. During a one-day visit to Saba...
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The 2013-2017 Nature Policy for the Caribbean Netherlands flagged the threat of invasive species as a high priority, with recent inventories...
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The Statia Marine Biodiversity Expedition (2015) was organized by Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden (the national museum of natural history of...
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As part of CIEE's Bonaire semester programs, each student conducts an independent research project on a topic of their choice. The projects...
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Netherlands Crown Decision of 11 September 2007 in the case lodged by Competent Authority for the Island of Bonaire on the annulment of two of its...
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Dutch, Papiamento, and Papiamentu below
The Protocol for Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol), an integral component of the...
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Why is it so difficult to manage the fisheries sector on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius and how should this be tackled in the future in order to...
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The Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Saba, St.Eustatius, Aruba, Curacao and St. Maarten are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands have a...
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The Saba Bank is the largest submerged carbonate platform of 2,200 km2 in the Caribbean Sea, which lies partially within the Exclusive Economic Zone...
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Dutch below
The Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute, partnering with the Queen Conch Lab at the Florida Atlantic University is exploring the...
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Part of the larger report available here.
Executive summary
Small islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change because of their fragile...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
DCNA has been actively promoting a nature focused agenda both within The Netherlands and...
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Receives Letter of Support from Royal Patron Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
The Nature Conservation Network Organization the Dutch Caribbean...
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The Dutch Caribbean waters are home to more than thirty species of sharks and rays. With the creation of the Yarari Marine Mammal and Shark Sanctuary...
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This study is part of the research project “What is St Eustatius Nature Worth?”, a project that is part of The Economics of Ecosystems and...
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Dutch, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
The Kingdom of the Netherlands will ask for increased protection for the Caribbean reef shark during next...
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My name is Francois Mille, I am a Marine Park Ranger at STENAPA in Sint Eustatius.
Sint Eustatius is a small volcanic island, 21km2, that belongs to...
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Dutch, Papiamentu, Papiamento, and French below
Have you ever wondered what kind of species you are seeing around you? A beautiful lizard, flower, or...
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Findings
The main conclusion from this study is that no new fishing permits should be issued until a long-term fishery monitoring program is in place...
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Sint Eustatius:---The island of Sint Eustatius has initiated an ambitious two-year project to reduce the number of rats on the island. The project...
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Willemstad – The 2021 Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) Convention began with a workshop on climate change resiliency. The workshop served as a...
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This news-item was published in the Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute Annual Report 2017
Introduced predators such as cats, dogs, and rats are ...
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Identifying and overcoming bottlenecks in fisheries management on Bonaire.
Fishing is one of the oldest professions in the Dutch Caribbean. Many...
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Abstract:
Based on the goals set forth in the Dutch Biodiversity Policy Programme, The Netherlands has a traditionally strong commitment to protect...
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As part of CIEE's Bonaire semester programs, each student conducts an independent research project on a topic of their choice. The projects...
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The historical geological map of St.Eustatius is produced by the Netherlands Antilles Development advisory bureau (Amsterdam) for the foundation of...
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Researchers aboard the Pelagia research vessel have been collecting invaluable data on the Windward islands in the Caribbean during the sixth leg of...
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Global Coral Reef Monitoing Network-Caribbean Steering Committee Meeting
A meeting under the framework of UN Environment-Caribbean Environment...
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As part of CIEE's Bonaire semester programs, each student conducts an independent research project on a topic of their choice. The projects...
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Herbivory grazing patterns by parrotfish, family Scaridae, and surgeonfish, family Acanthuridae, were investigated on the leeward side of Bonaire,...
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From 5 to 20 December 2019, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Wageningen Marine Research organized an expedition to the...
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Within the northern Lesser Antilles, the island of Saint Martin, including the Dutch part (St. Maarten, a constituent country of The Netherlands) and...
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Since 2010 the tiny island of Sint Eustatius, or Statia, as it is known locally, has been a special municipality of the Netherlands. And despite...
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This vegetation survey is the outcome of an investigation of the islands of the Netherlands Antilles carried out under the auspices of the Foundation...
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Using DNA-and morphological analysis, a team from Reptile, Amphibian and Fish Conservation Netherlands (RAVON) and Naturalis have discovered that the...
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The Bonaire National Marine Park was first established in 1979. It surrounds the island of Bonaire and includes the satellite island and the waters...
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The Littler’s team [including Barrett Brooks, Don Hurlbert, Barbara Watanabe and Larry Gorenflo (Conservation International)] traveled to the island...
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Recently, the Dutch state of play regarding blue carbon in the Netherlands was reviewed (Tamis & Foekema 2015)1. Since the review was focussed on...
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Abstract Little information is available on territorial behavior of the Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus). This study set out to...
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The Dutch Ministries of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Infrastructure and Water Management and Interior and Kingdom Relations released a...
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Botanical and zoological collections may serve as archives for historical ecologi- cal research on the effects of global change and human impact on...
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The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) has recently published a strategy to manage and protect sharks and rays within...
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The traveling restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 created a unique possibility
to measure water quality parameters along the...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
On Saturday, June 18th 2022, State Secretary Her Excellency Drs. Alexandra van Huffelen visited the ...
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Introduction:
Since 2010, the Saba Bank falls under the jurisdiction of The Netherlands. Spanning an area of 2000km2, the Saba Bank houses the...
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Introduced predators such as cats, dogs, and rats can be found all over St. Eustatius and are a primary threat to the island's biodiversity. Rats,...
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Until recently the Saba Bank remained a mysterious and largely unexplored off shore atoll falling mostly within the water of the Exclusive Economic...
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The launch of the Dutch Caribbean Species Register by Naturalis Biodiversity Center (2017)—https://www.dutchcaribbeanspecies.org/—raised the question...
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Small islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change because of their fragile ecosystems, small economies, and often extensive, low-lying...
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As part of CIEE's Bonaire semester programs, each student conducts an independent research project on a topic of their choice. The projects...
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This report contains an explanation of the vulnerability charts that were drawn up for the Caribbean Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint...
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The Saba Bank Management Unit (SBMU) is responsible for the operational management of the Saba Bank. Its current tasks are to perform scientific...
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In June 2015, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, in collaboration with “Anemoon Foundation”, launched a new initiative in the Dutch Caribbean with the...
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Want to know the best place to see sharks in the Netherlands? Recent studies would seem to indicate that it’s the Saba Bank!
Researchers on early...
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In the wake of the constitutional change in 2010, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality, as part of its Nature Policy Plan for...
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The Saba Bank remained an unexplored and mysterious offshore submerged carbonate platform until very recently. Research on the Saba Bank was first...
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Policy Brief:
This study is part of the “Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Netherlands” (TEEB NL) study.
It is being conducted for the...
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Researchers aboard the Pelagia research vessel have been collecting invaluable data on marine biomes in the Caribbean since January as part of the “...
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The Fisheries Commission BES (FCBES) is an advisory body established to enhance the joint management and policy-making of fisheries in the Caribbean...
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The Saba Bank is a 2200 km2 shallow bank area that lies fully within the Dutch Kingdom’s Caribbean exclusive economic zone (EEZ) waters. In recent...
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A new study from the Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute and Utrecht University investigated the sediment stabilizing ability of non-native...
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This study is part of the project “What is Saba’s Nature Worth?” The project is part of the encompassing project The Economics of Ecosystems and...
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Wageningen University recently published an alarming report on the threatened natural resources on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. The Dutch...
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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-NL), STINAPA, Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire, The Caribbean Speleological Society, and the Dutch Caribbean...
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The invasive alien Coralita vine (Antigonon leptopus) overgrows large parts of Saba and St. Eustatius, posing a threat to agriculture and the unique...
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At Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (HVHL) in Leeuwarden, the sea urchin Diadema antillarum has been cultivated to help restore the...
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July 31st – August 7th, 2021 – For the first time on the Saba Bank, an expedition team was able to successfully assess the shark diversity by...
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The Saba black iguana, Iguana (guana/melanoderma) is a Lesser Antillean endemic variety of the green iguana that is (likely) only found on...
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The Dutch Caribbean is home to a wide variety of unique animal and plant species and tropical habitats like coral reefs, mangroves and elfin forest....
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Ramsar sites map of Bonaire (GIS) Status in 2021 with a 500 meter bufferzone. The protected RAMSAR sites on Bonaire are:
Washington Slagbaai
Klein...
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During the fifth leg of the NICO expedition researchers from NIOZ Sea Research, Wageningen Marine Research and Naturalis Biodiversity Center studied...
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Dutch below
A new study led by Wageningen University and Research investigates the swimming and settlement behavior of coral and oyster larvae. ...
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Between November 23rd and the 27th, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) held its annual Nature Convention on Curaçao. Due to covid-19...
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Previous surveys of the coral fauna of St. Eustatius were usually of short duration and part of a larger research that included all of the windward...
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Understanding how reef-associated sharks utilise coastal reef habitats throughout their ontogeny is essential for their effective management. In this...
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Whale and dolphin research expedition 2022
This year, the third and sixth joint scientific expeditions of the Ti Whale An Nou program took...
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St. Eustatius, also informally known as "Statia" is an 11.8 square mile (30.6 square km) island with about 3,200 permanent inhabitants located off...
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Three regional Marine Mammal Stranding Response Workshops were organized according to the priorities defined in the 2008-2009 “Workplan and Budget...
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Dutch and Papiamentu blow
The Yarari Sanctuary is now legally established as a nature park by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality,...
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The Caribbean Netherlands island of Saba is home to a unique but relatively unknown iguana population. Given the many threats faced by islands...
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Abstract:
Saba is the smallest of the three Windward Islands in the Netherlands Antilles, with an area of 13 km2. Saba is the northernmost island...
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Abstract:
The St. Eustatius Marine Park was created in 1996 and extends around the entire island from the high water line to 30m depth contour. St....
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Dutch, Papiamento, and Papiamentu below
On Tuesday May 16th, 2023, the Minister for Climate and Energy, Drs. Rob Jetten, and his delegation visited...
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On October 22st, 2021, the first ever recorded Diadema sea urchins in the Caribbean were cultured on Saba. Diadema sea urchins are important grazers...
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A new study by Wageningen Marine Research, St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation and Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute highlights the need...
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A new collaborative study provides new insight into how two species of minke whales utilize the Caribbean and neighboring Atlantic waters throughout...
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Wageningen Research recently published an alarming report on the natural resources of the three Dutch Caribbean islands Bonaire, Saba and St....
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In 1983, when the second edition of ‘Birds of The Netherlands Antilles’ by Dr. K.H. Voous was published, the number of birds recorded on Bonaire...
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MSc internship report
The health and abundance of coral reefs are declining worldwide. Coastal development, terrestrial runoff, the temperature rise...
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Manmade structures such as seawalls, breakwaters, and jetties are increasing in frequency in marine coastal environments. Overtime, these structures...
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Nederlands below:
Diadema sea-urchins play a vital role in maintaining a balanced coral reef ecosystem and their restoration is essential to assist...
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Worldwide many shark populations are in strong decline mainly due to fisheries. Population status of sharks in the Caribbean is still poorly known....
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The Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI) hosted two “Economic Value of Nature” workshops on St. Eustatius from 3-6 April 2017. These...
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On February 16 2016, an invasive Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) was discovered in a residential area on the island of St Eustatius by STENAPA, the...
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The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and World Wide Fund for Nature Netherlands (WWF-NL) are proud to support Caribbean Cetacean Society’s (CCS...
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Tropical regions and developing states depend largely on their “blue nature” and related tourism for their potential and economic well-being. Even so...
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Findings:
The main conclusion from this study is that the Saba Bank is particularly important for several reasons:
It is an important and unique...
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Summary:
Shark populations have steeply declined worldwide due to unsustainable overexploitation and in this the Caribbean region is no exception....
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During the last decade several marine areas in the Wider Caribbean have been awarded extra protection as “marine mammal reserves”, such as the the...
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A collaborative effort between private, government and university partners, has been working to develop a microalgae production test facility on...
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The report finds that Dutch non-state actors are increasingly involved in biodiversity initiatives, and that those initiatives are well aligned with...
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An international research team will come to Bonaire from 21 October to 9 November 2019 to investigate its marine biodiversity. Although Bonaire’s...
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Summary:
Recent inventories have documented no less than 211 exotic alien species in the wild for the Dutch Caribbean. These amount to no less than...
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Plastic pollution is one of today’s most pressing global challenges. An estimated 4-12 billion kg of plastic enter our oceans annually, where it is...
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Dutch, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) are proud to announce a...
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Nederlands, Papiamentu and Papiamento below
Ocean charity makes initial grant of $90,000 to marine parks on six Dutch Caribbean islands. Award will...
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Samenvatting:
Het Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (LNV) heeft TNO Bouw en Ondergrond en het Netherlands Institute for the Law of...
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Abstract:
We conducted an ichthyological survey during the dry season of 2006 on the semi-arid islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao to provide...
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A semi-detailed landscape-based vegetation map (scale: 1: 37,500) is presented for the 13 km2 Lesser Antillean steep volcanic island of Saba,...
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That is the research question that, Stacey Mac Donald, a PhD researcher from The Netherlands, is seek- ing to answer through the use of...
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In 2011, the Saban government submitted the tentative list for nomination of the UNESCO World Heritage list. On this tentative list, the whole island...
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The ANEMOON Foundation is a Dutch volunteer organization of citizen scientists who are interested in sea life. The Foundation has started a project...
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Quantitative data are presented to assess the trophic role of scarids on the fringing coral reef of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles), with particular...
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For three days in October 2017, Amsterdam became the shark capitol of Europe, as 150 scientists, policymakers and nature conservationists from all...
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In October 2016, a two-year project to increase awareness and understanding of nature on St. Eustatius commenced, funded by the Ministry of Economic...
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This booklet is meant as a guide to identify the fishes and turtles of the reefs of the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St....
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Internship Report
As part of the program for the Restoration of Ecosystem Services and Coral Reef Quality (RESCQ), this study aims at contributing to...
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AcroporaNet Symposium
University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein (HVHL) invites you to the third annual AcroporaNet Symposium to be held in...
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In this report we examined the proximate response of fish assemblages, queen conch, and sea turtles onH. stipulacea meadows in Lac Bay, Bonaire,...
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The birds of Saba were studied for two years to clarify the composition of the island’s avifauna, with the addition of observationsmade by reliable...
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Black rats (Rattus rattus) probably arrived on St. Eustatius along with the first Europeans. While a nuisance for the human population, their...
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The Fisheries Commission BES (FCBES) is an advisory body established to enhance the joint management and policy-making of fisheries in the Caribbean...
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There has been a recent increase in public awareness of environmental issues as the effects of climate change have become ever more noticeable in our...
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During the 2019 edition of the DCNA Convention on Bonaire, biologists from local protected area management organizations including Aruba National...
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Dutch below
Queen conch are facing immense pressure leading to a dramatic decrease in their populations. Luckily, a new project, started at the...
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Introduction The Caribbean is a region in the Americas with islands and coasts bordering the Caribbean sea. Three countries of the Kingdom of the...
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Master Thesis Water Systems and Global Change Group in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Science in 2023 master program Climate Studies...
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Summary
In the framework of a series of excursions to the isle of Bonaire (Netherlands’ Antilles) organized by the Dutch National Biodiversity ...
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At St. Eustatius a project has started for the improvement and expansion of the Seaport St. Eustatius. The planned activities related to the project...
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Abstract:
The endangered Lesser Antillean Iguana, Iguana delicatissima, is an emblematic species for the island of St. Eustatius and in Caribbean...
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This month’s issue focuses on the conservation efforts for the Red-billed Tropicbird, which is taking place on the islands of Saba and St. Eustatius...
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This month’s issue profiles several scientific discoveries with new implications for conservation in the Dutch Caribbean. On St. Eustatius, the first...
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The deep reef of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, was explored with the aid of the “Curasub” submarine of Substation Curaçao. The shallow reefs of the...
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The historical geological map of Saba was published by the foundation for scientific research in Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles at a scale of 1...
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Four submersible dives off the coast of Bonaire (Caribbean Netherlands) and Klein Curaçao (Curaçao) to depths of 99.5–242 m, covering lower...
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The bat population of the island of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, was surveyed in 1992 and 1993. The 1993 survey concentrated mostly on caves, which...
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A red hind spawning aggregation was found on the northeast edge of the Saba Bank, a large submerged platform in the leeward Antilles of the Caribbean...
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The lunar cycle is a key environmental factor influencing the feeding, reproduction, and migration of many marine organisms, including fish,...
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Ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources in the Caribbean Netherlands: a look into the financial needs of Protected Area Management...
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The Scientific Committee (SC) of the IAC meets annually to discuss the annual reports of the member countries, and threats and impacts on sea turtles...
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During the Statia Marine Expedition species-habitat relations of algal communities were explored to identify biodiversity patterns, to assess whether...
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The research goal was to collect symbiotic copepods from most scleractinian species and to inspect common species of octocorals, sponges and...
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Highlights
Ecosystems are intrinsically linked, but conservation across boundaries is limited.
User fees applied across ecosystem boundaries may...
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Erosion and resulting sediment run-off are big environmental concerns throughout the Caribbean Region and for good reason. Not only does the removal...
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The coastal deposits of Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, are among the most studied archives for extreme-wave events (EWEs) in the Caribbean. Here we...
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At the Sustainability Conference held on St. Eustatius in December 2017, the panel “Health is Wealth” explored the interrelationship between the...
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Representatives from 15 Caribbean marine national parks recently met on the island of Saba in the Caribbean Netherlands to focus on their role in...
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New research led by Swansea University’s College of Scienceand recently published in Scientific Reportshas reported effective conservation strategies...
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BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and conservation in the Dutch Caribbean....
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The Fisheries Commission BES (FCBES) is an advisory body established to enhance the joint management and policy-making of fisheries in the Caribbean...
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Research-through-designing (RTD) is a method used in the landscape architectural discipline, where designing is used as a research method. Adaptive...
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Between December 2017 and June 2018, members of the St. John’s community planted five lemon trees to bring attention to and work towards the...
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Coral reefs are rapidly degrading worldwide, due to a combination of global and local stressors. While gloal stressors, such as ocean warming,...
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2nd edition (2022) including maps of futures with accompnaying trend projections and indicators.
1st edition (2020).
This is a story about one...
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This list of species of conservation interest has been developed as part of a project 'Using management effectiveness to strengthen species...
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12225-021-09985-w
Summary
A distinctive new species, Sesuvium curassavicum Sukhor. (Aizoaceae:...
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Between October 25th and 28th, Bonaire’s Mangrove Maniacs hosted their first Mangrove Restoration Workshop . The goal was to provide a platform for...
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Wageningen Marine Research and Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute released an updated report on the fishery trends for St. Eustatius between...
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Abstract The Bonaire Marine Biodiversity Expedition (2019) was organized by Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden (the national museum of natural...
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FOREWORD
Many countries are strugglingwith the task of meeting ecological and economicgoals associated with the establishment and management of...
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Dutch below
Sea turtles have been overharvested in the past, resulting in their endangered population status. But since two decades, their...
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Abstract:
Over the past 12 months a comprehensive assessment has been made of the fish stock of the Saba Bank. The assessment was initiated by the...
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This month’s issue focuses on coral reef restoration efforts; research by SECORE and CARMABI on Curaçao and a private initiative by the Coral...
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The Geomorphological map of Saba at a scale of 1:25.000 printed by the cartogrpahy department of the ITC in the Netherlands.
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In the past, diseases and infections have had dramatic impacts on Caribbean coral reef ecosystems (e.g. white band disease in corals (Pantos and...
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Widespread use of minimally selective fish traps has contributed to the overfishing of Caribbean coral reefs. Traps typically target high-value fish...
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In 2012 France established a marine mammal sanctuary, named Agoa after “Maï d’Agoa”, Mother or Spirit of the Water in Amerindian mythology. The Agoa...
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This article was published in the following report:
MARINE BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF ST. EUSTATIUS, DUTCH CARIBBEAN 2015 by Naturalis Biodiversity...
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This article was published in the following report:
MARINE BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF ST. EUSTATIUS, DUTCH CARIBBEAN 2015 by Naturalis Biodiversity...
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Coral reefs at 10-20 m depth off eastern and western Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles had high abundance and high cover (25-50%) of stony corals,...
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Abstract
Aim
A detailed understanding of spatial genetic structure (SGS) and the factors driving contemporary patterns of gene flow and genetic...
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St Eustatius, is a small island in the Caribbean and a special municipality of the Netherlands. As many other small islands, St Eustatius’ marine and...
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Island ecosystems are recognised as high priority for biodiversity conservation, with invasive species a significant threat. To investigate...
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MSc. thesis
An experimental research conducted in Saba (Dutch Caribbean) as a potential control method for Corallita
Non-native species can cause...
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The first FAD in the Netherlands Antilles was deployed on 9 March 1993 in Curaçao. In June, 2002 the programme was extended to Bonaire and in...
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Student Report
On Bonaire, special municipality of the Netherlands, there is a big problem with erosion. In and around the capital Kralendijk, most...
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Understanding the population composition and dynamics of migratory megafauna at key developmental habitats is critical for conservation and...
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The Fisheries Commission BES (FCBES) is an advisory body established to enhance the joint management and policy-making of fisheries in the Caribbean...
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Enforcement Nature and environmental legislation in the Caribbean Netherlands
about free roaming feral cattle, waste management and other nature...
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The Red-billed Tropicbird, a unique seabird that largely nests on Saba, direly needs more protection from predators such as feral cats and rats....
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** This brochure is also available in Dutch, Papiamentu and Spanish
** This brochure is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food...
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Abstract:
There is much documentation about seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) being threatened by habitat degradation and overfishing, but relatively few...
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Abstract
Animals often occupy home ranges where they conduct daily activities. In many parrotfishes, large terminal phase (TP) males defend their...
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Het EMODnet project heeft kortgeleden een nieuwe DTM gepubliceerd met daarin ook bathymetrie van het Caribisch Gebied. Niet alleen NIOZ-data, maar...
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Abstract. From a participatory governance perspective, managing changes in ecosystems requires involvement of stakeholders. However, when the...
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Three teiid species (Squamata: Teiidae) are endemic to the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) of the former Netherlands Antilles: the Aruba...
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Abstract:
A semi-detailed landscape-based vegetation map (scale: 1: 37,500) based on field data from 1999 has been available as an update of Stoffers...
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In March 2004, eight pectinoidean species (7 Pectinidae and one Propeamussiidae) are collected by scuba-diving from Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles),...
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A semi-detailed landscape-based vegetation map (GIS; scale: 1: 37,500) is presented for the 21 km2 Lesser Antillean island of St. Eustatius,...
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The historical terrain map of Saba was printed by the ITC cartography department in the Netherlands at a scale of 1:25.000.
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Two bat species, Leptonyrteris curasoae and Glossophaga longirostris, are the principal pollinators of at least two of the three species of columnar...
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Short case study prepared for the CANARI Workshop on Revenue Generation for Protected Areas, Saba, Netherlands Antilles, June 5-9, 1995. The Saba...
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The commercial fishery of Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles, was assessed for six months from June 1 through November 30, 2007, by conducting port...
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The Save Our Sharks team is looking back at a very successful year and a half of campaigning for shark conservation. Since kicking of in June 2015,...
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On November 24th 2015, the Committee for the joint management of Marine Biodiversity and Fisheries (CMBF) of the Dutch Caribbean (aka EEZ Committee)...
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This article was published in the following report:
MARINE BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF ST. EUSTATIUS, DUTCH CARIBBEAN 2015 by Naturalis Biodiversity...
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In September, a report on the preliminary results of the Statia Marine Biodiversity Expedition (from June 2015) was published. This expedition served...
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Coral reefs are in decline worldwide. While coral reef managers are limited in their ability to tackle global challenges, such as ocean warming,...
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Thanks to generous funding from The Netherlands Ministry of Economics Affairs through the Nature Fund, the Island Government of Saba is implementing...
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A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of PhD at the University of St Andrews:
Abstract
Environmental degradation is accelerating worldwide, yet...
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BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and conservation in the Dutch Caribbean....
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BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and conservation in the Dutch Caribbean....
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Researchers from the Netherlands and Mexico studied three bays on Saint Martin to illustrate the ability of seagrass and algae fields to withstand...
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* Also available: CITES brochures in English, Dutch, Papiamentu and Spanish
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna...
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Summary
Saba is a tropical island in the Dutch Caribbean that is known for its unique ecosystems and rich biodiversity both above and below the...
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The Diadema RAAK Project is a collaborative effort between University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen Marine Research and...
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MSc internship report
75% of coral reefs worldwide experience degradation of which 60% is caused by local (anthropogenic) stressors. The human...
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Abstract
The plastic ability for a range of phenotypes to be exhibited by the same genotype allows organisms to respond to environmental variation...
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ABSTRACT Despite their ecological, economic, and social importance, mangrove ecosystems suffer from high levels of degradation caused by a...
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Abstract
Coral reefs are vital ecosystems that face significant challenges such as eutrophication, an increase in nutrient levels in aquatic systems...
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Abstract:
To protect deep-sea biodiversity, the United Nations have adopted a number of resolutions that should protect vulnerable marine ecosystems...
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The land capability map of Saba is produced by the Netherlands Antilles Development advisory bureau (Amsterdam) for the foundation of the welfareplan...
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The St Maarten Marine Park was first established in 1997. It surrounds the Dutch side of St Martin
from the average high water mark to a depth of...
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This report was created to highlight the most important climate change predictions for St. Eustatius and to highlight possible impacts on the island...
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ABSTRACT Two new members of the Caribbean Province endemic conid genus Tenorioconus Petuch and Drolshagen, 2011 are described from the Netherlands...
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Iguana delicatissima sightings on St. Eustatius, supported by RAVON (Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish Research Netherlands), STENAPA and the MSc...
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The strategic location of small islands in the Caribbean, close to the United States of America (USA), and their historical trade roots as former...
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In this study I assessed the extent of sedimentation and contamination by human enteric bacteria Enterococci on the reefs of Bonaire, Netherlands...
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With the accession of the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius as special municipalities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the list of ‘Dutch...
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Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) are a dominant component of Caribbean coral communities. There can be up to 60 octocoral species on a single...
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This article was published in the following report:
MARINE BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF ST. EUSTATIUS, DUTCH CARIBBEAN 2015 by Naturalis Biodiversity...
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Two new species of Ramicrusta (Peysson- neliaceae, Rhodophyta), Ramicrusta bonairensis from Bonaire, The Netherlands Antilles and Puerto Rico and...
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A brief inventory of the current fishing capacity (frame survey) of the insular fishing fleet of Curacao was conducted. Curacao is part of the...
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An immediate concern after hurricanes Irma and Maria fell to the Bridled Quail-dove, a species that forages for fruits and seeds on the forest floor...
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1.Our knowledge of the functional role of large herbivores is rapidly expanding, and the impact of grazing on species co‐existence and non‐native...
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Following the Royal Palace Symposium in the Netherlands
in December 2016, and the harsh call to action by Professor
Jeremy Jackson (Scripps...
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The Nature funding from the Netherlands’ Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) (previously Ministry of Economic Affairs), has helped...
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Protocol for export and import of goats between Bonaire and the Netherlands
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Understanding the population composition and dynamics of migratory megafauna at key developmental habitats is critical for conservation and...
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Trapania bonellenae , a new species from Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles belonging to the nudibranch family Goniodorididae, is characterized by having...
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* Also available: CITES brochures in English, Dutch, Papiamentu and Spanish
* Also avaiable: CITES posters
Convention on International Trade in...
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Abstract.
Submarine sinkholes are found on carbonate platforms around the world. They are thought to form and grow when 15 groundwater interactions...
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BioNews 51 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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This project aims to provide trends substantiated with objective data about the size and botanical quality (species composition) of the terrestrial...
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Abstract
Cleaner shrimps are ecologically important members of coral reef communities, but for many species, cleaner status (i.e. dedicated,...
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Over the next three years, the Public Entity Saba (PES) will execute a reforestation project to restore wild forests, improve local food...
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The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) has been responsible for weather forecasting in the Dutch Caribbean (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and...
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The Saba Bank is a large submerged carbonate platform of approximately 2,200 km2 in the Caribbean Sea which lies partially within the...
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The REEF/TNC Fish Survey Project is a volunteer fish monitoring program developed by the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)...
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On 10 October 2010 Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius became ‘special municipalities’ of the Netherlands, making the Dutch government...
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Ovulid gastropods and their octocoral hosts were collected along the leeward coast of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. New molecular data of...
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The land capability map of Saba is produced by the Netherlands Antilles Development advisory bureau (Amsterdam) for the foundation of the welfareplan...
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We examined the potential for exploitation competition by differential attractiveness in two sympatric species of columnar cacti on Curaçao,...
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Recent investigations of Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles, have sought to develop inventories of marine biodiversity from this large, submerged coral...
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Spinyhead blennies (Acanthemblemaria spinosa) and secretary blennies (Acanthemblemaria maria) are abundant, tube-dwelling fishes on the reefs of...
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News items on:
Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI), St. Eustatius
CIEE Research Station Bonaire
This news article was published in ...
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In 2011 and 2012 the breeding success of Red-billed Tropicbirds Phaethon aethereus mesonauta was monitored on Saba, a 13-km2 island in the Caribbean...
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The distribution and abundance of juvenile corals were examined at depths from 3 to 37 m on the reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)....
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Door het toetreden van de eilanden Bonaire, Saba en St. Eustatius als bijzondere gemeenten tot het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden is de lijst met ‘...
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Raw data of a comparative nutrient monitoring program that included seasonal sampling for nutrients (ammonium, nitrate, DIN, SRP, TDN, TDP),...
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NICO expedition: eddies
Rising ocean temperatures associated with global warming are changing our oceans and are projected to have a considerable...
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Overview of knowledge regarding geology and mining of the Netherlands Antilles
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The cryptobiontic (cavity-dwelling) sponges from 32 growth framework reef cavities were collected over the depth range 12 m to 43 m along the leeward...
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A presumably invasive coral species that was discovered on the reefs around Curaçao is not invasive after all. The coral is in fact a native species...
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St. Eustatius is a small island in the Caribbean that belongs to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its existing harbour is due for upgrades and repairs...
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BioNews 41 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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Kralendijk – The upcoming convention of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) will focus on governance, climate change, and youth engagement in...
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Summary The Government of Bonaire has requested Wageningen Marine Research (WMR) to research the composition of the sand used to construct the...
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MSc intership report
Coral reef systems have been declining all over the world. The project “Restoration of resilience of nature and society in the...
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Parrotfishes can often be observed consuming fish feces on coral reefs. Our recent study highlights the nutritional value of these feces to...
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mec.17072
Abstract
The plastic ability for a range of phenotypes to be exhibited by the same...
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Dutch, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
The (Dutch) Caribbean islands are facing unprecedented challenges posed by climate change, including rising...
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Dutch, Papiamento, and Papiamentu below
A new partnership between World Wide Fund for Nature – Netherlands (WWF-NL) the Dutch Caribbean Nature...
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We assessed the status of coral reef benthic communities at Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, in December 2008 and January 2009 through ~5 km of photo...
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Saba Island (Caribbean Netherlands) is one of the northernmost islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is only 13 square kilometers but contains...
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A semi-detailed landscape-based vegetation map (scale: 1: 37,500) is presented for the 21 km2 Lesser Antillean island of St. Eustatius, Netherlands...
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The land capability map of St.Eustatius is produced by the Netherlands Antilles Development advisory bureau (Amsterdam) for the foundation of the...
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Two sympatric species of columnar cacti on Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, share bat pollinators, overlap in flowering phenology, and are floral...
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The two small islands of Saba and St. Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles) lie on the northernmost subaerial end of the active arc of the Lesser Antilles...
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The rainbow parrotfish Scarus guacamaia has an obligate dependence on man- groves at juvenile stages, and, as the largest herbivorous fish in the...
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The status of coral reefs around the world is almost exclusively gauged by data on reef-building corals (live coverage, diversity, prevalence of...
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Saba is a five square mile island with about 1200 permanent inhabitants located off the coast of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles (go to map...
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This study investigated the reproductive behavior of the Caribbean Sergeant Major, Abudefduf saxatilis. The aim was to identify the possible...
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Kai Wulf, Tadzio Bervoets, Melanie Meijer zu Schlochtern and Steve Piontek represented the Caribbean Netherlands at the Global Coral Reef Monitoring...
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The hydroids of the Caribbean Sea have been the subject of a restricted number of taxonomical studies. So far, sporadic, taxonomical and/or...
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To develop our knowledge about Dutch biodiversity in the overseas territories, we performed a barcoding project embedded in the baseline biodiversity...
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The projected rise in sea level is likely to increase the vulnerability of coastal zones in the Caribbean, which are already under pressure from a...
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A baseline record of the marine fauna of St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands, was established during the Statia Marine Biodiversity Expedition in...
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The Caribbean Islands are composed of 30 nations and overseas entities: 12 independent nations, 3 U.S. territories (Puerto-Rico, US Virgin Islands,...
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Wageningen Marine Research (WMR) and Boneiru Duradero (BD) supported by World Wide Fund for Nature the Netherlands (WWF-NL)organised a Sunscreen...
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Vegetable cultivation on Bonaire
It seems easy to grow vegetables on Bonaire, with the heat and the sun. However, there are many difficulties, such...
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BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and conservation in the Dutch Caribbean....
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Herbivory is an important process in the general structuring of coral reef benthic communities. However, evidence of its ability to control coral...
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Scans of paper topographical maps of all of Bonaire.
6 paper maps have been stitched together and projected for use in GIS.
Year of publication is...
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Marine protected areas (MPAs) have proliferated globally in the past three decades. However, inadequate funding often prevents these management...
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Each of the six Dutch Caribbean islands have their own unique draw, enticing visitors from around the world each year. From environments ranging from...
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Background
The Saba Bank, west of the Caribbean island of Saba, is a large (2400 km2) submerged carbonate platform of 15-40m depth rising from 800-...
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Student Report
After six months of ethnographic fieldwork on Saba, a small island in the Caribbean Netherlands, the student developed her thesis...
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Bats play key ecological roles on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao (ABC islands), Caribbean Netherlands; however, most bat species...
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Starting August 1, 2021 a team of researchers will spend a week on the Saba Bank investigating the life-cycle of tiger sharks. Researchers will...
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MSc internship report
The project Restoration of resilience of nature and society in the Caribbean Netherlands aims to improve the resilience of the...
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Prey resources in oligotrophic tropical marine environments are often scattered and unpredictable. Tracking studies of tropical seabirds can...
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Animals often occupy home ranges where they conduct daily activities. In many parrotfishes, large terminal phase (TP) males defend their diurnal (i.e...
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ORANJESTAD | As the world witnesses and experiences the impacts of climate change, turning to nature could be...
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In view of their ecological importance and the abundance of threats on a developing Caribbean island, we surveyed the bats of Curaçao, Netherlands...
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The land capability map of St.Eustatius is produced by the Netherlands Antilles Development advisory bureau (Amsterdam) for the foundation of the...
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News items on:
Research Station CARMABI
Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI)
CIEE Research Station Bonaire
These news articles were...
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News items on:
Becking, L.E.; Christianen, M.J.A.; Nava, M.I.; Miller, N.; Willis, S.; van Dam, R.P. (2016) Post-breeding migration routes of marine...
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This report deals with Anthozoa (Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia), Hydrozoa, Decapoda and Polychaeta in the waters around St. Eustatius. No written...
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During Dutch Caribbean Shark Week that was scheduled from June 18th thru 26th, the entire Dutch Kingdom celebrated sharks, both as important ocean...
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Coral bleaching has been observed in the Windward Islands since late August 2005. Reports and observations have been received from marine parks and...
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Five of the largest remaining patches of livestock-inaccessible rock vegetation of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, were described and compared to rock...
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Three infographics on the Dutch Caribbean (in Dutch):
Location and size of the Dutch Caribbean (in comparison to the European Netherlands)
Threats...
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The journal of the Netherlands Malacological Society, Vita Malacologica, dedicated its December 2017 edition to the malacofauna of the Dutch...
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The Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI) recently conducted surveys of free-roaming livestock on St. Eustatius, highlighting population...
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Includes information about Caribbean Netherlands
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Parrotfishes can often be observed consuming fish feces on coral reefs. Our recent study highlights the nutritional value of these feces to...
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A B S T R A C T
The long spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum was an abundant grazer on Caribbean coral reefs, until
1983–1984, when densities were...
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Nederlands and Papiamentu below.
Over the last two years, the Caribbean Cetacean Society (CCS) has been studying cetaceans (whales and dolphins) in...
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Mutualistic associations between benthic marine invertebrates and reef taxa are common. Sponge-dwelling gobies benefit from protection within sponge...
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Full text available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37454286/
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The plastic ability for a range of phenotypes to be exhibited by the...
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The World Wide Fund for Nature Netherlands (WWF-NL) asked Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR) to carry out a scoping study to assess weather...
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A brand new, innovative floating coral fish breeding nursery is being tested at the Dive Friends Sand Dollar location on Bonaire. This project, led...
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The RAAK-PRO Diadema II project, is a pioneering effort to restore populations of the herbivorous sea urchin Diadema antillarum on...
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Excellent news: St. Eustatius has now become part of the “Yarari” Marine Mammal and Shark Sanctuary. St. Eustatius joined Bonaire and Saba when the...
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The sea urchin Diadema antillarum is an important herbivore in coral reef ecosystems of the Caribbean. The Caribbean is still recovering from a 1983...
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A new survey technique provides insight into Queen Conch populations off the islands of Anguilla, St. Eustatius and within the Saba Bank. This...
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Healthy ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangroves are critical to Bonairean society. In the last decades, various local and global developments...
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Policy Brief
The Challenge
Healthy ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangroves are critical to Bonairean society. In the last decades, various...
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In November 2013 aerial surveys were conducted for the first time in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire to evaluate...
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May 16th 2022- Today the DCNA launches a Climate Action Plan for the Dutch Caribbean. This plan provide concrete recommendations for all our islands...
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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire proudly presents its 2012 Bonaire Sea Turtle Research and Monitoring Report.
In this report you will read about...
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This study addresses the governance around climate change policies in two small islands in the Southern Caribbean. Like many other small...
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The new RAAK PRO Diadema project aims to restore long spined sea urchin populations (scientific name Diadema antillarum) on the coral reefs around...
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The Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) is recently being reported from multiple islands across the Lesser Antilles: Antigua, Dominica, St....
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Research on the order Zoantharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) has a long history in the Caribbean Sea, with the first species, Zoanthus...
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Policy Brief
The Challenge
Healthy ecosystems such as the corals reef patches and forests on the characteristic Mount Scenery are critical to the...
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DCNA produces BioNews*, a free monthly digital newsletter featuring recent nature related news-items about the Dutch Caribbean as well as overviews...
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Policy Brief
The Challenge
Healthy ecosystems such as the corals reefs and the forests on the hillsides of Boven and the Quill are critical to the...
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Kralendijk, Bonaire – 10th of November – In 2018 , Naturalis Biodiversity Center conducted the first mosquito survey for...
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A new study compared the effectiveness of three popular artificial reefs to increase fish densities around Saba and St Eustatius. The researchers...
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During the HNLMS 'TYDEMAN' bathymetric expedition on the Saba Bank, April - May 1996, two observers spent 7 weeks on board and to collect data on the...
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Results of a three year study (1975-1978) of Flamingos on Bonaire and in Venezuela, including population size, food availability, migration and...
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Diadema sea urchins (Diadema antillarum) are important algae grazers, but restoration attempts often record low survival of restocked...
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The Dutch Caribbean Islands are a treasure trove of rare and endemic (sub) species. Island endemic (sub) species, that is (sub) species restricted to...
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ORANJESTAD, ARUBA – Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) in collaboration with Wageningen University...
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Dive tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the tourism industry. Particularly for tropical destinations, diving tourism is of great...
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I. Introduction
A. Geography, climate, extended dry periods, tankis and earthen dams, and vegetation Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire, together with the...
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Contents
Introduction - by the Editors.
Address - by M. A. POURIER, Minister of Economic Development.
Address- by Mr. A. R. W. SINT JAGO, Lieutenant...
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Molluscs are one of the largest phyla in the animal kingdom. They make up a large part of marine faunas worldwide (Appeltans et al. 2012), and have a...
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Many publications on the Caribbean Flora and Fauna are accessible online.
During the last decades, biologists of Naturalis Biodiversity Center and...
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Dutch, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
A new DCNA project “Monitoring for Bird Biodiversity Conservation in the Dutch Caribbean” has officially...
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Student Report
Introduction
The main goal of this research report is to shed light on the problems surrounding dust on Bonaire, and to give...
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A new study from the Aeres University of Applied Sciences combined expert knowledge and an analysis of historical data concerning whale ship strikes...
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Tunicates belong to the subphylum Tunicata in the phylum Chordata, which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notocords. Some tunicates...
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A new study from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) showed that reef sharks utilize different areas of the reef throughout their lifetime....
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Willemstad – A group of engaged teens and young adults had the opportunity to discuss youth engagement in nature conservation and nature education...
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We here provide a synoptic overview and preliminary update of the marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean EEZ based on 279 cetacean sighting and...
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Sinds de staatkundige herstructurering van het Koninkrijk in 2010, maken de Caribische eilanden van Bonaire, Saba en St. Eustatius als speciale...
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It’s finally happening! After over a year of corona-related delays the Pregnant Tiger Shark Expedition is finally underway. We just finished our very...
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The Red-bellied Racer (Alsophis rufiventris) is a harmless snake species that is native to the St. Christopher and Saba Banks. Today, it...
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Papiamento, Papiamentu, and Dutch below.
Manta rays are highly charismatic creatures that inhabit the waters of the Dutch Caribbean. In...
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A recent study worked to quantify seagrass’s ability to minimize erosion in shallow water of Lac Bay, Bonaire. In addition, this study examined how...
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In exciting news for the Bonaire National Marine Park (BNMP), a sighting of Aegires sublaevis, a rare nudibranch, was documented at the Cliff dive...
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Nederlands and Papiamentu below
The whale and dolphin research program Ti Whale An Nou started March 25, 2022 and the objective is to study the...
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Rats have become a significant issue for the Dutch Caribbean islands. In addition to being disease vectors, these island invaders can...
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(Hammerhead) sharks play an important role in maintaining healthy oceans, which is important for the fisheries and the economy of the...
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In light of the mounting impact of humans on our planet, there is an urgent need to assess the status of all current living species so as to ensure...
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In 2016 the Government of Aruba in partnership with TNO Caribbean was awarded the BEST 2.0 Program grant to establish Marine Protected Areas (...
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Dutch, Papiamentu and Papiamento below
Parrotfish are more than just a pretty face. The average parrotfish spends up to 90% of its day cleaning the...
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A big obstacle in nature- policy, management and research is to access excising long-term data in an environment that experiences a high turnover in...
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Although algology deals with a large group of plants, widespread and of great morphological diversity, the history of this branch of botany is fairly...
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assumed leadership of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) in 2010 with...
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This paper provides a context for the results of recent biodiversity surveys of Saba Bank.
Recent biological surveys of corals, fishes, and...
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Lac Bay is the largest semi-enclosed bay in the Dutch Caribbean, offering visitors breathtaking views, white sandy beaches and shallow turquoise...
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Benthic cyanobacterial mats, at low cover, are an important benthic component of coral reefs, but have recently drastically proliferated on reefs...
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A joint experiment between WWF-Mexico and STINAPA Bonaire found that vegetables grown in soil enriched with sargassum had higher...
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Known for its striking appearance and important ecological role, the Lesser Antillean Iguana plays a crucial part in the ecosystem on St...
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In the December 2017 edition of BioNews, we provided an overview of the results of two population assessments of the Bridled Quail-dove (Geotrygon...
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The Bridled Quail-dove is a regionally endemic species that, on Statia, is only found in upper elevations of the Quill (above ~150m) and inside the...
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St. Maarten is one of the islands forming the inner arc of the Lesser Antilles. It is older than Saba and St. Eustatius. The oldest rock strata date...
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Two years ago we shared the worrying news that the Bridled Quail-dove population had suffered a significant decline on St. Eustatius (Statia)...
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Worth Its Salt: Bonaire’s Cargill Salt Ponds Designated a Shorebird Site of Regional Significance
Imagine a vast expanse of rectangular saline ponds...
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The St Eustatius Sea Turtle Conservation Programme was initiated in 2001 due to concerns that the island’s sea turtle populations were...
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Abstract:
The St Eustatius Sea Turtle Conservation Programme was initiated in 2001 due to concerns that the island’s sea turtle populations were...