2004 saw the reactivation of the regional network of Caribbean Marine Protected Areas Managers (CaMPAM) as a follow-up to White Water to Blue Water (WW2BW). This activity includes developing MPA linkages with fishing communities, the MPA database updating and addressing invasive species management issues within protected areas.

Click this link to view the revised CaMPAM database on-line. MPA assistance is also available through the CaMPAM Small Grants Fund.

For more information on CaMPAM, see the CaMPAM site at http://www.gcfi.org/campam/CaMPAM.htm

Other MPA Activities include the continuation of the Training of Trainers (ToT) in MPA management programme initiated in 1999 with the implementation of regional courses on all aspects of marine protected areas management for English-speaking and Spanish-speaking MPA managers and implementation of local training activities. The revision and upgrading of the Training of Trainers manual in both English and Spanish has been finalized and the updated manuals can be downloaded below. The revision was based on an evaluation of the impact of the training programme to date. The full evaluation is also available below.

Resources for MPA Managers can also be obtained from the following links :
'Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas', Edited and coordinated by Graeme Kelleher,  Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No. 3

    'Fully-protected marine reserves: a guide' by Callum M. Roberts and Julie P. Hawkins, 2000

   'Marine and Coastal Protected Areas - A Guide for Planners and Managers' by Rodney V. Salm,  John R.Clark with Erkki Siirila, 3rd ed., 2000

   'Effective Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas: A Solution for Survival' by The Coral Reef Alliance

    Library of the Marine Protected Areas of the United States

    Marine Website of The World Conservation Union(IUCN) and the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA).