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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