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Assessing the mobile fish biodiversity of Bermuda’s deep seas

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Darwin Plus
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£316,829
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Bermuda

Summary

Though the use of innovative methodologies, this project will fill critical knowledge gaps on Bermuda’s mobile deep-sea biodiversity and support both the Bermuda and UK Government’s strategic biodiversity conservation priorities. The complimentary use of environmental DNA metabarcoding and baited cameras will generate baseline data to feed into the nascent MPA network as the Government develops spatial protection measures under the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme (BOPP). This work will focus on species of highly migratory and mobile predatory fishes.
 
Status Current
Reference DPLUS145
Round 9
Start 01/08/2021
End 31/08/2023

Project Leader


Project Partners
BTW - Beneath the Waves, Government of Bermuda - DoENR, Waitt Institute, University of Rhode Island

Regions
UKOT

Biomes
MARINE, MARINE COASTAL, ISLAND BIODIVERSITY

Production
FISHERIES

Broad Approches
SPECIES CONSERVATION, IN SITU, ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION, ECOSYSTEM APPROACH, MIGRATORY SPECIES

Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, RESEARCH, MONITORING, PROTECTED AREAS, NBSAP

Countries
Bermuda

Conventions
CBD

Documents:
Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS145 HYR2 - 30/03/2023

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS145 HYR1 - 25/01/2022

Download: Application Form - DPLUS145 App - 21/06/2021