Action IP4 : Develop and test coral rehabilitation and associated species
The European project Life BIODIV’OM for Saint Martin is coming to an end. Dedicated to the restoration of the Nassau grouper and the goliath grouper, it has been subject to regular monitoring committees, the last of which was held on December 7th by videoconference. It brought together Amandine Vaslet, PhD in ichthyology; Margot Mesnard, expert in sustainable development; Alexina Paya, expert in marine environment and Hadrien Bidenbach, manager of the One Shark SXM project. The following day, the steering committee of Life BIODIV’OM took place via videoconference, led by Aude Berger, project manager since its launch in 2018. She presented the progress and evolution of the actions carried out. Members of the board of the Saint Martin Nature Reserve Management Association (AGRNSM) as well as several public institutions participated: the prefecture, DEAL, direction of the Sea, collectivité of Saint Martin, nautical brigade of the gendarmerie, head of the association Les Fruits de mer, the Territorial Environment Agency of Saint Barthélemy (ATE) and the Regional Biodiversity Agency of Guadeloupe (ARB).