NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Sea Turtles

Project Title: Assessing Potential Bycatch Hotspots for Caribbean Hawksbill

Organization:

Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan A.C.

Project ID:

9934.12.028562

Award Amount:

$144917.18

Location:

The Yucatan peninsula harbors the largest hawksbill populations in the Atlantic. More than 10,000 artisanal fishing boats use different fishing gears, competing for same marine grounds with hawksbills