Protecting Scalloped Hammerhead Nurseries in Puerto Rico

Protecting Scalloped Hammerhead Nurseries in Puerto Rico

Raimundo Espinoza
Grantee Conservación ConCiencia
Location Puerto Rico & United States
Grant Amount $20,293
Duration 18 months
Type of Grant Small

For close to a decade, Conservación ConCiencia has been partnering with the Puerto Rico's Commercial Fishers as part of their Puerto Rico Shark Research and Conservation Program. The project is now expanding the collaboration and working with the Cataño Commercial Fishing Association and Mote Marine Laboratory with the aim to create collaborative governance with local fishing communities to protect recently identified Scalloped Hammerhead nurseries in Puerto Rico.