Our research and monitoring is designed to provide the information we need to make sound management decisions. This requires assessing the health of ecosystems and species, as well as threats to biodiversity. The monitoring program is like a spotlight on the Maya Mountain Marine Corridor – it reveals where management is working and where there are problems to address.

• Lobster surveys (Pre and Post Season)
• Conch surveys (Pre and Post Season, National and Rapid Conch Surveys)
• Sea Cucumber surveys (Pre and Post Season)
• MBRS Synoptic Monitoring Protocol (Coral Reef, Finfish and Benthic)
• Coral Bleaching Surveys (Monthly during season –  September to February)
• Automated Commercial Finfish Data Collection (Punta Gorda only)
• Turtle Nest Monitoring
• Manatee Monitoring
• Mangrove Monitoring
• Seagrass Monitoring
• Water Quality Monitoring (Data Loggers)

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