St . Vincent & The Grenadines Report Card
St . Vincent and the Grenadines
St . Vincent and the Grenadines ( SVG ), in the southern Eastern Caribbean ( EC ), has 32 islands covering 390 km 2 of land with 406 km of coastline . It has the second largest shelf area ( 2,074 km 2 ) and Exclusive Economic Zone ( 36,396 km 2 ) of the 6 ECMMAN countries . St . Vincent , the mainland and largest island , has a steep mountainous landscape . Other inhabited islands include Young Island , Bequia , Mustique , Canouan , Mayreau , Union Island , Palm Island and Petit St . Vincent . SVG has an expansive mosaic of coral reefs , seagrasses and mangroves . Local communities have a long cultural heritage linked to their coastal waters . Like many EC islands , nearshore waters are affected by coastal development , sediments , pollution , unsustainable fishing , storms and coral bleaching . St . Vincent and the Grenadines is protecting marine resources through marine managed areas , sustainable fishing practices , and community partnerships .
32 Islands St Vincent & the Grenadines
390 km 2 land
190 species of birds
Fancy New Sandy Bay Village
Richmond Georgetown
Chateaubelair
Barrouallie
St . Vincent
Layou
Kingstown Amos Vale
8 Marine Managed Areas
168 km 2 of coral reefs
3 major storms since 2010
4 species of sea turtles
Bequia
Isle A Quatre
Port Elizabeth
The Pillories
Battowia Baliceaux
28 km 2 of seagrasses |
0.7 km 2 of mangroves |
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Lovell Macaroni Beach
Mustique
Petite Mustique Savan Island
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5.8 % GDP from tourism |
> 413 species of reef fish
Canouan
Mayreau
Union Island
Clifton
Ashton Palm Island
> 200,000 visitors in 2013
109,373 people in 2013
St . Vincent & the Grenadines Timeline
Protection for reefs ( above line ) Key events impacting coral ( below )
• National Parks Amendment Act - 2010
• MPA Network established - 2011
• Sandwatch Survey - 2013
• CATS project - 2013
• ECMMAN project - 2013
• H 2
O Quality Task Force - 2014
• Reef / fisheries surveys 2011 / 13 / 14
• Lionfish Derby - 2014
• Proposed South Coast MP Plan 2015
• Derelict boats removed - 2015
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• Beach Protection Act - 1981
• Fisheries Act - 1986
• Fisheries Regulations - 1987
• Wildlife Protection Act - 1987
• Fisheries MCS
• Mustique Co . Act - 1989
1970 - 1980
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• Marine Parks Act - 1991
• Calliaqua Fisheries complex - 1992
• Central Water & Sewerage Authority Act - 1992
• Forest Resource Conservation Act 1992
• Tobago Cays MP Act - 1997
1990
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• National Parks Act - 2002
• SusGren Project - 2002
• Reef Check survey - 2005
• TNC / AGRRA training / survey South Coast - 2008
• Caribbean Challenge - 2008
2000
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2010 |
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• La Soufriere Eruption - 1979
• Hurricane Allen (‘ 80 ) Andrea (‘ 86 )
• Diadema urchin die-off - 1980s
• Coral die-off due to disease
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• Fish kill - 1999 |
• Hurricane Ivan - 2004
• Mass coral bleaching - 2005
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• Coral bleaching - 2010
• Lionfish Invasion
• Storms 2010 / 2011 / 2013
• Droughts 2010 / 2014
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