When/Where
The event in San Juan was held August 19-20, 2019 in the Muñiz Soufant Amphitheater at the Ana G. Méndez University Cupey Campus.
The event in St. Croix was held August 22-23, 2019 in the Great Hall at the University of the Virgin Islands St. Croix Campus.
Topics of Discussion
Day 1 themes focused on applying concepts of engineering with nature, green infrastructure, and living shorelines with presentations from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City of Miami Beach, and Horsley Witten Group about regulatory considerations and the use of nature-based engineering and green infrastructure in coastal environments, and examples of engineering with nature and green infrastructure projects by professionals from the University of the West Indies, University of Puerto Rico, University of the Virgin Islands, Geographic Consulting/Horsley Witten Group, and Pontifical Catholic University.
Day 2 themes focused on parametric insurance and reinsurance, and adaptation planning with presentations from the City of Miami Beach, Willis Towers Watson, FEMA, and The Nature Conservancy.
Please see the agendas below for a more detailed breakdown:
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For more information about the events or to talk about future collaboration, please contact Lisamarie Carruba (lisamarie.carrubba@noaa.gov; Chair, NOAA in the Caribbean) or Makeda Okolo (makeda.okolo@noaa.gov; Vice-Chair, NOAA in the Caribbean).
NOAA Teacher at Sea Maronda Hastie sailed aboard NOAA Ship Oregon II. Since 1995 the bottom longline survey has been conducted on the Oregon II for shark and bony fish research. Credit: NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Oceanic whitetip shark. Hawaiʻi longline fishermen use leaders to connect weighed branch lines and baited hooks. A new rule prohibits steel wire leaders in the Hawaiʻi deep-set longline fishery, starting May 31, 2022. The rule aims to increase the survival of hooked oceanic whitetip sharks caught as bycatch in the Pacific Islands region. Credit: Andy Mann
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back. The whale was observed 5 days previously offshore of Georgia without propeller wounds. It is unknown whether the whale survived its wounds or not, as it has not been re-sighted since. Vessel collisions are a leading cause of right whale mortality. Credit: EcoHealth Alliance (NOAA permit #594-1759).
North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf. Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA permit 20556.