NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Sea Turtles
Project Title: Increasing Hawksbill Sea Turtle Nesting Beach Productivity and Reducing Bycatch in El Salvador
Organization:
Asociación ProCosta
Project ID:
0310.19.063161
Description:

Reduce the threats of poaching and bycatch for hawksbill turtles in El Salvador. Project will monitor and secure over 600 anticipated nests and 50,000 hatchlings along the beaches of Los Cóbanos, Bahía de Jiquilisco, and Punta Amapala in El Salvador and conduct LED-equipped gillnet trials in Punta Amapala to assess bycatch reduction in the lobster gillnet fishery.

Award Amount:
$292828.92
Location:
Los Cóbanos, Punta Amapala, and Bahía de Jiquilisco, El Salvador