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Coral Nurseries
Ongoing The Saint Lucia Dive Association is currently managing two separate coral nurseries on the west coast of Saint Lucia. Cutty Cove, just north of Windjammer landing, and Anse Jambette, at Canaries, are home to more than fifteen trees, each of which is cleaned regularly by members of the Association and volunteers, and coral fragments...
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Artificial Reefs
1996 to Present The Saint Lucia Dive Association has been involved in the creation of a number of artificial reefs over the years. Back in 1996, the government of Japan sent two barges to the south of Saint Lucia, to assist in the dredging of Vieux Fort harbour to facilitate larger ships. At the end […]
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Lionfish Derbies
2015 Onwards The lionfish, traditionally native to the Indo-Pacific, and a longstanding feature in home aquariums across the US because of its striking appearance, is now a flourishing invasive species in Caribbean coastal waters. This invasive species has the potential to harm reef ecosystems because it is an apex predator that competes for...
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Training Courses
Ongoing The Saint Lucia Dive Association has been involved in a number of training courses over the years, most recently as part of the “North Project” with the National Conservation Fund, under which ten divers received training in coral gardening, to support the coral nurseries. An additional four coral gardeners were trained in conjunction...
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Petition for Moratorium on Turtle Hunting
2022 In early 2022, the Saint Lucia Dive Association initiated a petition for a moratorium on turtle hunting in Saint Lucia. Currently Saint Lucia has an official hunting season for three months of the year where numerous sea turtles are caught and brutally killed. Many are caught in fishing nets where if they are lucky, […]
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Formation of the SMMA
1994 A major accomplishment of the St. Lucia Divers’ Association was the development of the St. Lucia Marine Management Association, established in 1994 in conjunction with Mr. Yves Renard, a consultant with Canari, Mr. Mangroo, who represented the fisherman, Mr. Ian Cowan representing the yachting sector and Sara George from the Department of...
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