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Reef Sharks Move to Deeper Water as They Mature

Saba / Sint Eustatius

A new study from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) showed that reef sharks utilize different areas… Read more >

Shark Shakedown

Sharks play a vital role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. As top predators, they maintain balance… Read more >

Photo credit: © Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Is there a future for artificial reefs?

Manmade structures such as seawalls, breakwaters, and jetties are increasing in frequency in marine coastal environments.… Read more >

humpback whale

Humpback whale and calf
Photo credit: Martin Hristov

Research Expedition for Lesser Antillean Sperm Whales

Saba / Sint Eustatius / Sint Maarten

The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and World Wide Fund for Nature Netherlands (WWF-NL) are proud… Read more >

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Photo credit © Alexis Rosenfeld

Whale and dolphin research expedition in the Caribbean

Saba / Sint Eustatius / Sint Maarten

The three-month whale and dolphin research expedition Ti Whale An Nou started May 15, 2021 and… Read more >

humpback whale

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Photo credit: © Mike Doherty

Recommendations for avoiding collisions with humpback whales in the Dutch Caribbean

A new study from the Aeres University of Applied Sciences combined expert knowledge and an analysis… Read more >

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on Halophila stipulacea

Photo credit: © Kai Wulf

New field guide on invasive seagrass flowers

Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that can reproduce both sexually (through flowering and subsequent seed formation)… Read more >

Ant (Leptogenys pubiceps)

Photo credit © Zach Lieberman/California Academy of Sciences

Ants of the Dutch Caribbean

Between 2015 and 2020, researchers from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center updated the local ant species lists… Read more >

Photo credit © Sami Kattan/Beneath the Waves

Caribbean Shark Coalition Launched to Promote Training, Impact, and Collaboration around shark protections in the Greater Caribbean Region

Aruba / Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius / Sint Maarten

The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and Beneath the Waves (BTW) have launched the Caribbean Shark… Read more >

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