Management of Coastal Resources and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity

CATS Programme Component 2 (CATS2) is built on three principal strategies:

The provision of advisory technical assistance over the entire range of challenges associated with the sustainable management of Marine Managed Areas (MMA) as part of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM);
The provision of advisory technical assistance to MMAs towards their Sustainable Financial Management; and
The provision of financial assistance to selected projects at MMA sites critical for the effective operationalising of their management activities on the ground/ water.

CATS2 also supports Development Partnerships with the Private Sector (DPP) as a vehicle for achieving sustainable MMA/MPA financial management and ICZM. All CATS2 assistance is gender-sensitive.

Marine Managed Areas (MMA) are coastal areas comprised of marine and terrestrial extend under a specific integrative and multi-stakeholder management regime. MMAs typically consist of multiple management zones, of which a Marine Protected Area (MPA) may be one zone type. Others zones may be recreational zones, urban zones, exclusive fishing zones, no-access zones, etc.

CATS2 Focus MMAs in the CARICOM Region are

	Dominica	Soufriere - Scotts Head Marine Managed Area (SSMMA)
	Grenada	Molinière-Beauséjour Marine Protected Area (MBMPA)
	St. Kitts and Nevis	The Narrows Marine Managed Area (NMMA)
	Saint Lucia	Soufriere, Canaries and Anse la Raye Marine Managed Area (SMMA/CAMMA)
	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	South Coast Marine Managed Area (SCMMA)
	Jamaica	Montego Bay Marine Protected Area (MBMPA) Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary (OBFS) Portland Bight Protected Area (PBPA) Negril Marine Park (NMP)

22.06.2014 - CATS2 Video Documentary Introducing the Principles of Sustainable Financial Management of MMAs

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Useful Resources

File	Description	Date Added
CATS C2 NLOF Combined Report incl. country reports - 20140515	Evaluation of National Legal and Organisational Frameworks for MPA Management and Recommendations for Project Support Options in five Caribbean Island Countries GOPA International Short Term Expert, Mrs. Charline Gaudin	June 2, 2015 4:13 PM
CATS 1 Additional and Alternative Livelihood Options in MMAs in the Caribbean - 2014	Assessment of Additional and Alternative Livelihood Options in five Marine Protected Areas Nathalie Maisonneuve/GOPA/2014	August 18, 2014 4:09 PM
CATS 2 Baseline Study - Coastal Resources Management and Marine Protected Areas in the Caribbean	Programme on Improving Management of Coastal Resources and the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity in Selected CARICOM Countries CEHI/GIZ	August 18, 2014 4:17 PM
CATS 2 GIS Baseline Assessment - 2014	Baseline Assessment and Baseline Mapping of Coastal and Marine Resources in five Marine Protected Areas Nick Marchesi/GOPA/2014	August 18, 2014 4:01 PM
CATS 2 GIS Baseline Assessment - Annexes - 2014	Baseline Assessment and Baseline Mapping of Coastal and Marine Resources in five Marine Protected Areas - Annex Maps Nick Marchesi/GOPA/2014	August 18, 2014 4:04 PM
CATS 2 Status MPAs	Evaluation of the current status of Marine Protected Areas Management and Development of Recommendations for Project Support Options in five Caribbean Island Countries Stacy-Ann Robinson/Gopa/2013	August 18, 2014 3:51 PM
CATS 2 Status MPAs / Annex	Evaluation of the current status of Marine Protected Areas Management and Development of Recommendations for Project Support Options in five Caribbean Island Countries - Annex Stacy-Ann Robinson/GOPA/2013	August 18, 2014 3:52 PM
CATS 2- ReefCheck -Report - 20140702	Reef Check - Capacity Building in Underwater Environmental Monitoring in five 5 Marine Managed Areas in the Caribbean GOPA International Short Term Expert Trainer / Dr. Moshira Hassan	June 2, 2015 4:19 PM