A Multidisciplinary Approach to Address Marine Fishery Recruitment Dynamics Presented by Elizabeth Wallace Elizabeth Wallace, Christopher Haak, and Aaron Shultz Marine fisheries, due to the openness and complexity of these systems, require interdisciplinary management approaches. The range of the Atlantic bonefish, Albula vulpes, spans multi-national […]
Twenty-five years of marine mammal research in The Bahamas reveals complex future management challenges Presented by Diane E. Claridge Diane E. Claridge and Charlotte A. Dunn The Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation (BMMRO) has been conducting field research in The Bahamas since 1991, providing the […]
Bachelor sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in The Bahamas: Insights from a multi-disciplinary study Presented by Charlotte Dunn Charlotte Dunn, Kim Parsons, David Herman, John Durban, Gina Ylitalo, and Diane Claridge There is little information regarding the lives of subadult male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) between […]
Movement Patterns of West Indian Manatees (Trichechus manatus) in The Bahamas Presented by Felice Knowles Felice Knowles, Diane Claridge, James Reid, and Cathy Beck The Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation (BMMRO) and the U.S. Geological Survey/Sirenia Project (USGS) have been monitoring the occurrence and health […]
An Almost Mythical Species: The West Indian Monk Seal in The Bahamas Presented by David G. Campbell David G. Campbell This paper will present a brief overview of what is known about the archaeological (pre-historic), colonial and 20th Century records of the West Indian monk […]
Baseline Assessment of Anchialine Ponds of Eleuthera & The Red Cave Shrimp Behaviour Alexio E. Brown, Heather Bracken-Grissom, Robert Ditter, Heather Masonjones, Mary Wicksten, and Jocelyn Curtis-Quick Anchialine ponds are saline land-locked bodies of water located near coastlines with subterranean connections to the ocean. One […]
Conservation Photography Presented by Melissa Groo
A History of The Bahamas Through Maps Presented by Todd T. Turrell As a follow up to Todd’s talk “Mapping The Bahamas from Ancient Times to Present Day” at the 2014 Natural History Conference, this presentation will use antique maps to tell a brief history […]
Working to Curb Live Wildlife Trafficking in The Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago Presented by Scott Johnson Scott Johnson, Laura Baboolal, Kareena Anderson, and Sharleen Khan Wildlife trafficking has been a major problem and of great concern in the Caribbean due to the fact that […]
Pigeon Cay Revisited: (Cyclura riley cristata)
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