Saba Bank National Park
Note: The data were entered in the language of the country of origin (English, French or Spanish) and there is no translation available yet.Chapter 6. MANAGEMENT
f - Clarify if some species/habitats listed in section III are the subject of more management/recovery/protection measures than others
Habitats
| Marine / costal / terrestrial ecosystems | Management measures | Protection measures | Recovery measures | Comments/description of measures |
| Mangroves | no | no | no | |
| Coral | no | no | no | |
| Sea grass beds | no | no | no | |
| Wetlands | no | no | no | |
| Forests | no | no | no | |
| Others | no | no | no |
Flora
Fauna
| Species from SPAW Annex 2 present in your area | Management measures | Protection measures | Recovery measures | Comments/description of measures |
| Birds: Hydrobates pelagicus | no | no | no | |
| Birds: Puffinus lherminieri | no | no | no | |
| Birds: Sterna antillarum antillarum | no | no | no | |
| Birds: Sterna dougallii dougallii | no | no | no | |
| Mammals: Megaptera novaeangliae | no | no | no | |
| Mammals: Physeter macrocephalus | no | no | no | |
| Mammals: Globicephala macrorhynchus | no | no | no | |
| Mammals: Stenella frontalis | no | no | no | |
| Mammals: Stenella longirostris | no | no | no | |
| Mammals: Stenella clymene | no | no | no | |
| Mammals: Tursiops truncatus | no | no | no | |
| Mammals: Stenella coeruleoalba | no | no | no |
| Species from SPAW Annex 3 present in your area | Management measures | Protection measures | Recovery measures | Comments/description of measures |
| Hydrozoa: Milleporidae | no | no | no | |
| Hydrozoa: Stylasteridae | no | no | no | |
| Anthozoa : Antipatharia | no | no | no | |
| Anthozoa : Gorgonacea | no | no | no | |
| Anthozoa : Scleractinia | no | no | no | |
| Molluscs: Strombus gigas | no | no | no | |
| Crustaceans: Panulirus argus | no | no | no |
g - Describe how the protected area is integrated within the country’s larger planning framework (if applicable)
Saba Bank National Park management forms part of the management of the marine bioidiversity and fisheriesof the EEZ by the EEZ Committee. The Saba Bank Management Unit reports to the EEZ committee.
The EEZ management is part of the Nature Policy Plan of the Caribbean Netherlands which is currently being drafted for completion before the end of 2012
h - Zoning, if applicable, and the basic regulations applied to the zones (attach in Annex a copy of the zoning map)
| Name | Basic regulation applied to the zone |
| No anchoring | Anchoring by ships other than fishing boats with a permit for fishing on the Saba Bank is prohibited |
Comments, if necessary
Area to be avoided (ATBA) requested from IMO as part of the PSSA proposal to IMO. This is expected to be granted in 2013
i - Enforcement measures and policies
Coast Guard and Saba Bank Management Unit patrol the bank
j - International status and dates of designation (e.g. Biosphere Reserve, Ramsar Site, Significant Bird Area, etc.)
| International status | Date of designation | |
| Biosphere reserve | no | |
| Ramsar site | no | |
| Significant bird area | no | |
| World heritage site (UNESCO) | no | |
| Others: IMO PSSA | no |
Comments
k - Site’s contribution to local sustainable development measures or related plans
l - Available management resources for the area
| Ressources | How many/how much | Comments/description | |
| Human ressources | Permanent staff | 2 | partner IMARES commisoned by the Ministry of EL&I provides researchers and expertise for monitoring and research work on the Saba Bank |
| Volunteers | 2 | ||
| Partners | 1 | ||
| Physical ressources | Equipments | boat 38 ft in board diesel engine dive equipment 2 Computers | |
| Infrastructures | office space | ||
| Financial ressources | Present sources of funding | Ministry of EL&I | |
| Sources expected in the future | |||
| Annual budget (USD) | 100 | ||
Conclusion Describe how the management framework outlined above is adequate to achieve the ecological and socio-economic objectives that were established for the site (Guidelines and Criteria Section C/V).
The management framework as described above allows for co-management of the fisheries in the Saba Bank National Park with the fishermen to ensure sustainability, supported by monitoring of the fisheries landings in the harbor, and backed up by enforcement by the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard and routine surveillance on the Bank by the Saba Bank Management Unit using the Saba Bank patrol boat. Surveillance on the Bank will also be used to monitor coral reefs, fish and lobster, to locate and retrieve lost traps, and to survey for marine mammals and sea birds, using the help of volunteers and researchers.
Regulation of the fisheries will ensure sustainability of lobster stocks, moratorium on conch fishing will allow full restoration of the conch populations.
The anchoring prohibition and enforcement by Coast Guard will prevent further scarring of the bottom by VLCC tanker anchors and chains and will allow natural recovery of the bottom