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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 >

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 >

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