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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 >

Bleached Coral

Photo credit: © Kai Wulf

Coral Monitoring Finds Annual Coral Bleaching on Bonaire

A recent report released by STINAPA notes the occurrence of coral bleaching on Bonaire between 2016… 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 >

White-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

Photo credit © Steve Schnoll

Two new birds recorded on Bonaire in 2020

In 1983, when the second edition of ‘Birds of The Netherlands Antilles’ by Dr. K.H. Voous… 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 >

Monarch butterfly

(Danaus plexippus)

Photo credit: © Henkjan Kevit

Recent Publications

Below you will an overview of the reports and publications on biodiversity related subjects in the… Read more >

Photo credit: © Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba

FPNA hosts first coral reef monitoring workshop

Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) is proud to be hosting its first Coral Reef Monitoring Workshop… Read more >

Photo credit © Ethan Cissell

Exploring species and functional diversity of coral reef benthic cyanobacterial mats

Benthic cyanobacterial mats, at low cover, are an important benthic component of coral reefs, but have… Read more >

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