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July 2024
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SHARING FISHERIES SCIENCE IN THE CARIBBEAN BY MEAGHAN EMORY
Fisheries scientists and managers visited St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, to share knowledge about fisheries science and the fisheries management process, with local fishing communities.
Participants of the 2024 Marine Resource Education Program in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Photo courtesy of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
More than 50 persons attended a 3-day workshop on fisheries science and management as part of the Marine Resource Education Program. There were 34 participants, 15 presenters (nine from NOAA Fisheries and CFMC staff members), two moderators, five guest visitors, and two staff members Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Representatives from recreational and commercial fishing communities across the U.S. Virgin Islands attended the workshop.
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