Determine survival rates for nesting leatherbacks and co-develop national bycatch reduction strategy in Trinidad. Project will collaborate with stakeholders to analyze regional mark-recapture data and co-develop appropriate bycatch reduction techniques and priority actions in Trinidad and Tobago.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Sea Turtles
Project Title: Understand Leatherback Decline in the Northwest Atlantic and Reduce Bycatch Threats in Trinidad
Organization:
WIDECAST: Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network, Inc.
Project ID:
0310.23.078328
Description:
Award Amount:
$192505.93
Location:
Boulder and Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; Godfrey, Illinois, USA; Northeast Trinidad (Balandra, Cumana, Toco, Grande Riviere, Matelot), Trinidad and Tobago; Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.