Sustainable managemnet of threatened keystore predators to enhance reef resilience

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Ref: DPLUS036
Type: Darwin Plus
Project Leader: Dr Mauvis Ann Gore
Lead Institution: Marine Conservation International
Host Country Institutions:
Start Date: 2015-04-01
End Date: 2017-03-31
Funding: £173,439.00
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Status: Current
Regions: UKOT
Countries: Cayman Islands

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Purpose: The project determines key biological parameters for five threatened and keystore species of shark, grouper and snapper, and introduces measures to recover their abundance, so ensuring related fisheries are sustainable. Recovery of these populations also enhances the capacity of Cayman Coral reefs, vital to tourism, to withstand climate change.
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