Darwin Publications
The Darwin Marine Parks 25th Anniversary Review has produced a great deal of information, much of it contained in various reports and thesis.
First records of the blurred lantern shark Etmopterus bigelowi from the Cayman Islands. Gallagher AJ, Shipley ON, De Silva C, Kohler JK, Fernandes TF, Austin T, Ormond RF and Gore MA (2023). Western Atlantic. Front. Mar. Sci. 10:1165207. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1165207
Maintaining Reef Resilience: The Characteristics and Spatial Distribution of Fishing Pressure from the Recreational and Artisanal Fisheries of the Cayman Islands. Beth Henshall, MSc Thesis – Marine Environmental Protection, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Wales. 2009
The Effect of Long Established Marine Protected Areas on the Resilience of Caymanian Coral Reefs. Sarah Gall, MSc Thesis – Marine Environmental Protection, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Wales. 2009
An Assessment of Caymanian Coral Reefs, Are the Long Established Marine No-Take Zones Enough? Adam Barton, MRes Environmental Biology – University of St Andrews. 2010
Creating Environmental Risk Surfaces and Integrating Field Data with Conservation Targets for Goal Setting Purposes in Marxan – The Nature Conservancy Trip Report, 2011
Estimating Marine Reserve Effects through Quantification of Macro-Algal Biomass on a North-West Caribbean Coral Reef. CroyMcCoy, Laura Richardson, John Russell Turner. Association of Marine Labs of the Caribbean 2011
Quantifying the Impacts of Recreational and Artisanal Fisheries in the Cayman Islands through the use of Socioeconomic Questionnaires. Croy McCoy, Rhiannon Meier, John Russell Turner. Association of Marine Labs of the Caribbean 2011
Due to technology limitations, the report below is presented in five parts.
Recovery of Caymanian Reefs after a coral bleaching event; can Marine Parks help? Jessica Campbell, MSc Thesis – Marine Environmental Protection, Bangor University. 2010 – PART 1
Recovery of Caymanian Reefs after a coral bleaching event; can Marine Parks help? Jessica Campbell, MSc Thesis – Marine Environmental Protection, Bangor University. 2010 – PART 2
Recovery of Caymanian Reefs after a coral bleaching event; can Marine Parks help? Jessica Campbell, MSc Thesis – Marine Environmental Protection, Bangor University. 2010 – PART 3
Recovery of Caymanian Reefs after a coral bleaching event; can Marine Parks help? Jessica Campbell, MSc Thesis – Marine Environmental Protection, Bangor University. 2010 – PART 4
Recovery of Caymanian Reefs after a coral bleaching event; can Marine Parks help? Jessica Campbell, MSc Thesis – Marine Environmental Protection, Bangor University. 2010 – PART 5
Darwin Initiative to Enhance an Established Marine Protected Area System in the Cayman Islands:
Post-Project Annual Report 2014
Economic Value of Cayman’s Marine Environment and Protected Areas (External Link)