Sint Maarten Nature Foundation Places Satellite Tracking Device on Second Tiger Shark in St. Maarten Territorial Waters

Posted on 7 Jan 201911 Feb 2019 by Melanie

As part of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance Save our Sharks Project a second tiger shark has been tagged in the territorials waters of Sint Maarten with a satellite tracking device. A Wildlife Computer SPOT (Smart Position or Temperature Transmitting) satellite tag was attached to the first dorsal fin of a sub-adult tiger shark late … Continue reading Sint Maarten Nature Foundation Places Satellite Tracking Device on Second Tiger Shark in St. Maarten Territorial Waters

Critically endangered sawfish and vulnerable silky shark gain additional protection in the Caribbean

Posted on 14 Dec 201811 Feb 2019 by Melanie

Last week Caribbean nations agreed to add two more species to the Annexes of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol, the only transnational legal instrument for the environment of the Caribbean. At the insistence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, regional SPAW member governments unanimously decided to recommend largetooth sawfish and silky shark … Continue reading Critically endangered sawfish and vulnerable silky shark gain additional protection in the Caribbean

Two Dutch Caribbean Tagged Tiger Sharks Follow Similar Migration Patterns in the Caribbean

Posted on 8 Nov 20188 Nov 2018 by Melanie

Two years ago the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) organized the first of its kind shark tagging expedition to the Saba Bank and St Maarten as part of the Dutch Postcode Lottery funded “Save our Sharks” project. Eight shark researchers with a support crew and two camera teams captured and tagged tiger sharks on St … Continue reading Two Dutch Caribbean Tagged Tiger Sharks Follow Similar Migration Patterns in the Caribbean

Shark Finning video from Curacao surfaces on Internet

Posted on 22 Oct 201822 Oct 2018 by Melanie

Cole Bay, 22 October 2018, A video showing a group of men heavily mutilating and finning a live shark was posted on Facebook. The recoding was allegedly made in the waters of Curacao and shows a group of 5 men, who have apparently caught a shark on a fishing line, repeatedly stabbing it in the … Continue reading Shark Finning video from Curacao surfaces on Internet

Nature Foundation’s ‘Adopt a Shark St Maarten’ Program Continues Due to Great Success!

Posted on 3 Oct 201812 Feb 2019 by Christian

The St Maarten Nature Foundation launched the Adopt a Shark program during St Maarten Shark Week in June 2018, but due to the continued demand of adopting a shark the Foundation decided to extend the program up to the end of this year. “It is important that we work together to ensure the survival of … Continue reading Nature Foundation’s ‘Adopt a Shark St Maarten’ Program Continues Due to Great Success!

Aruba, St. Eustatius Join Sint Maarten Nature Foundation in Conducting Shark Research Training

Posted on 1 Aug 2018 by Christian

As part of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance Save our Sharks Project marine conservation practitioners from St. Eustatius and Aruba joined with the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation in learning scientific research techniques related to shark conservation and research. Representatives from the St. Eustatius National Parks Office and the Aruba Arikok National Park spent a week … Continue reading Aruba, St. Eustatius Join Sint Maarten Nature Foundation in Conducting Shark Research Training

Shark Killed Illegally Within Man of War Shoal Marine Protected Area

Posted on 4 Jul 201818 Oct 2018 by Christian

Nature Foundation, Authorities Investigating Incident The lifeless body of a juvenile Caribbean Reef Shark was confiscated by the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation after divers reported it on a reef just within the Man of War Shoal Marine Protected Area. The intentional hunting and harming of sharks has been made illegal in Sint Maarten Waters since … Continue reading Shark Killed Illegally Within Man of War Shoal Marine Protected Area

Nature Foundation Resumes Shark Telemetry Study on St Maarten

Posted on 3 May 2018 by Christian

Recently the Nature Foundation installed three new acoustic receivers to research the movement patterns of sharks in Sint Maarten waters. Due to Hurricane Irma seven receivers were lost, stagnating the Foundation’s research into shark abundance and movement patters around the island, a project which started in October 2015. This telemetry study is part of the … Continue reading Nature Foundation Resumes Shark Telemetry Study on St Maarten

Hens and Chicks

Posted on 3 Jan 2017 by Christian

Hens and Chicks is an Atlantic dive site that has a reputation as being very sharkey. It lies in 60 feet of water. Dive depth: 60 ft (20 m)

Fish Bowl

Posted on 3 Jan 2017 by Christian

Fish Bowl is the most easterly dive site within the Man of War Shoal Marine Park