Tobago Cays Marine 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 3. SITE DESCRIPTION
h - Information and knowledge
Information and knowledge available
In general there is a lack of good, reliable and up-to-date data on the TCMP. There have been a number of studies of the TCMP, although these have been sporadic and ad hoc. There is no central data repository and few internal funds or programs for data collection. There is currently a turtle monitoring program, but like most of the data collection, it is reliant on external expertise and funding. Much of the data available has been generated from one-off surveys, which makes it difficult to track trends over time.
List of the main publications
| Title | Author | Year | Editor / review |
| Tobago Cays Marine Park 2007-2009 Management Plan | Dr Daniel Hoggarth | 2007 | TCMP and OECS |
| A geospatial framework to support ecosystem based management and marine spatial planning for the transboundary grenadine islands | Kimberly Baldwin, Robin Mahon | 2011 | CHC Indies |
| Tobago cays marine biodiversity conservation project - Summary report | James Comley | 2002 | Coral Cay Conservation |
| OPAAL Project - Opportunities for Sustainable Livelihoods Report | Peter Espeut | 2006 | OECS |
| OPAAL Project - Tobago cays site report | Ecoengineering Caribbean Limited | 2007 | OECS |
| A rapid assessment of Horseshoe Reef | Deschamps, Desrochers, Klomp | 2003 | Atoll Research Bulletin |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines ReefFix Exercise | D Gill | 2010 | OECS |
| Tobago Cays Marine Park: Are the conditions for successful co-management likely to be met? | Bertha Simmons, Patrick Mcconney | 2006 | CERMES |
| Strategic Plan For Tobago Cays Marine Park, 2013-2015 | Emma Doyle | 2012 | TCMP and CERMES |
| Sea Turtle Surveys in the Tobago Cays Marine Park | Doyle and Harvey | 2011 | WIDECAST |
| TCMP Zoning Map | TCMP | 2010 | TCMP |
| TCMP Basic Map | TCMP | 2006 | TCMP |
| Wildlife Act 1987 | Government of SVG | 1987 | Government |
| Sea Turtle Surveys in the Tobago Cays Marine Park | TCMP | 2012 | TCMP |
Briefly indicate in the chart if any regular monitoring is performed and for what groups/species
| Species / group monitored (give the scientific name) |
Frequency of monitoring (annual / biannual / etc...) |
Comments (In particular, you can describe here the monitoring methods that are used) |
| Turtles | Annual | A two week program which captures and tags turtles, and records statistics about the animal and if it has previously been captured. This program is a partnership with Barbados Sea Turtle Project and experts from The Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Network |