Abstract: When conducting fishery assessments of demersal species it is essential to have habitat information that relates to the associated fishing grounds. Over the last decade there have been a number of research projects that addressed this issue for coastal areas around Anguilla. Until recently however, no habitat data...
Abstract: Prior to 2014 little research had been conducted on the Anguilla conch fishery aside from indirect data collected by the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources (DFMR) during annual monitoring of reef and seagrass areas, or via generic landing site visits and other observations. Due to a suspected...
Abstract: Sombrero Island is the most distant landmass belonging to Anguilla and an important fishing ground for many local fishers. To date, although some biodiversity work has taken place there, no quantitative benthic habitat surveys have ever been conducted. With its designation in 2010 as a Nature Reserve Marine...
Abstract: Monitoring of beach profiles has been conducted by the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources since 1992 and expanded over the years to now include sixty two study sites spread across nineteen beaches, fifteen on mainland Anguilla and four on its offshore cays. This report details the results...
