The overall goal of this project is to promote holistic sea turtle conservation effortsespecially those focused on reducing bycatchin the eastern pacific ocean and wider carribean by supporting…

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Ecolibrium, Inc. a $205,573 Project Grant under the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) program. The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, aims to promote holistic sea turtle conservation efforts in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and wider Caribbean.

The key objectives are to: 1) strengthen and coordinate international networks and conventions that advance multi-scale sea turtle conservation, such as the LAUD OPO Network and the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles, and 2) provide technical and facilitation support to sea turtle bycatch reduction initiatives in Pacific Mexico, Costa Rica, and Trinidad and Tobago. By implementing these objectives, the project will generate and promote an evidence base for the efficacy of community-led, multi-stakeholder approaches to bycatch reduction.

The overall goal of this project is to promote holistic sea turtle conservation effortsespecially those focused on reducing bycatchin the eastern pacific ocean and wider carribean by supporting collaborative, community-focused development and implementation of priority activities through active stakeholder engagement. The two objectives of this initiative are: 1) strengthen and coordinate international networks and conventions that promote multiscale sea turtle conservation, namely the laud OPO network and the inter-american convention for the protection and conservation of sea turtles, and 2) provide technical and facilitation support to sea turtle bycatch reduction initiatives (specifically in pacific mxico and costa rica, as well as trinidad tobago) to ensure holistic, community-focused approaches. By implementing these objectives to achieve this goal, we will generate and promote an evidence base for the efficacy of bycatch reduction initiatives that focus on community-led, multi-stakeholder development of site-specific solutions.