Human activities have many harmful effects on marine ecosystems. The Fajardo area alone is home to seven marinas, over 40,000 boats, and many construction projects that damage marine environments around them. The goal of this project was to provide recommendations to minimize negative impacts on near shore marine corridors, defined as the interrelated, mangrove, seagrass, and coral reef habitats. To achieve this goal, we determined the major factors in marine corridor deterioration through interviews with fishermen, SCUBA divers, and members of the academic and scientific communities and analysis of fish catch data and remote sensing images. Using these data, we developed recommendations to alleviate impacts from land-based development, overfishing, and recreational overuse.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Atwood, Marina A.
• Slezycki, Caitlin Rae
• Giebenhain, David M.
• Doucet, James Michael

Subject

• Sustainability
• Infrastructure
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050306-114430

关键词

• Fisheries
• Marine pollution
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Wildlife conservation

Advisor

• Peet, R. Creighton
• Garvin, Ann

Year

• 2006

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

Date created

• 2006-05-03

地点

• San Juan

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright