Volume 68
Measuring the Health of the Mesoamerican Reef Through Ecosystem Health Indicators
Authors
Kramer, P., M. McField, L. Álvarez Filip, I. Drysdale, M. Rueda Flores, A. Giró, and R. Pott Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 2015
Pages: 80 - 81
Event: Proceedings of the Sixty eigth Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Panama City
Country: Panama
Abstract
The Healthy Reefs Initiative (HRI) is a multinational effort of over 60 NGOs, research institutions, donor organizations and government departments collaborating to enhance conservation efforts in the Mesoamerican Reef. HRI generates biennial, user-friendly Report Cards on the health of the reef and Eco-Audits that evaluate each countrys degree of implementation of management actions. The 2015 Report Card data were collected by 12 partner organizations and the HRI team. Surveying a total of 248 sites in 2013/2014, 148 were surveyed by HRI and 100 sites by partners including 86 sites in Mexico, 94 in Belize, 8 in Guate-mala, and 60 in Honduras.