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Caribbean Challenge marine life protection plans unfold

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A British Virgin Islands delegation will attend the second Seniors Officials Meeting (SOM2) of the Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI) in Freeport, Bahamas, to present on the readiness of the territory to host the CCI slated for May 2013.

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Caribbean sardine collapse linked to climate change

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A reduction in ocean upwelling, whereby nutrients are brought from the sea floor to the surface, is causing decreasing plankton levels. Photograph: Getty Images

The collapse of sardine fisheries in the southern Caribbean during the past decade may have been driven by global climate change, according to a study.

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Glowing Deep-Sea Creatures Found in Caribbean

Helen Scales describes a series of bioluminescent deep sea dwellers that are being studied off the Bahamas, such as the deep-sea shrimp Parapandalus, which hurls a glowing cloud of organic matter to confuse a potential predator in a laboratory image. According to a new study, this species is among a group of previously known bottom dwellers discovered to make their own light.

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(Source: repeatingislands.com)

Coral Reef - Endangered

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Cayman’s Department of Environment reaches out to NOAA for help after notorious dolphin pins diver to sea floor.

A Cayman Islands dolphin who caught international media attention after his sexually aggressive behaviour was posted on YouTube is prompting increasing concern among island officials. 

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Saving Coral Reefs in Barbados

Barbados needs to act now to save its coral reefs!

Marine Biologist at the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU), Angelique Brathwaite, said the reality is that the situation regarding the island’s coral reefs is now “dire”, and all sectors need to come together to save them. “Our coral reefs are in serious trouble. Most of the ecosystem services provided by coral reefs such as protection and reef fish habitat could be lost in as few as another 70 years unless something is done,” she said, noting that while still beautiful, many reefs were already showing increases in algae and declines in coral and reef fish abundance.

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(Source: repeatingislands.com)

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