Area characterisation:
St.Eustatius is part of the Caribbean Netherlands and lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies.
Objective:
Identification of the health of the coral reef of St.Eustatius. The reefs are important drivers for dive tourism, they support local fisheries and they protect against storms.
Potential impacts/benefits:
- provide insights in the current trends in the health of the ecosystem
- identify likely drivers of change
- identify potential management options to reach desirable ES service level
Transferability of the result:
Other Caribbean reefs
Lessons learned:
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