A pilot, cooperative fishery-independent trap survey of Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands

"This report summarizes a cost-effective, fishery-independent survey program executed in 2010, which represents the first comprehensive spatial evaluation of relative fish abundance for any US Caribbean territory. This cooperative project employed the resources and knowledge of the local fishing communities and initiated collaborative communications between the stakeholders, scientists, and resource managers. Its successful completion demonstrates a survey concept that can be used to develop similar programs in other locations. Funding for this project was provided by NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program"--Introduction. 2013 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) Library Public Domain 1860