Q13. Education and awareness program: Is there a planned education program?

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Q13. Education and awareness activities are not frequently conducted and are mostly developed by external organizations.

Q14. Communication between stakeholders and managers: Is there communication between stakeholders and managers?

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Q14. Current communication between stakeholders and managers has decreased over time. External organizations (e.g. SusGren and The Nature Conservancy―TNC) help to facilitate some communication with the managers of other MPAs that are part of the Grenadines Network of MPAs.

Bonus point: There is some communication with other MPA managers.

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Q15. Stakeholders’ involvement and participation: Do stakeholders have meaningful input to management decisions?

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Q15. As with communication, actual stakeholder involvement, including local residents, in the management process has decreased over time.

Bonus Point: There are clear financial contributors or agreements between MPA and tourism operators to recover MPA resources rents for local benefits.

Q16. Indigenous people: Do indigenous and traditional people resident or regularly using the MPA have input to management decisions?

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Q17. Staff training: Is there enough training for staff?

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Q17. Staff has been trained in patrolling the area mostly with the purpose of fees collection. Staff seems to be also trained, mostly by the support of external organizations in other activities such as monitoring or first aid. However, training is low considering the needs and objectives of the MPA outlined in its management plan.

Q18. Equipment: Is the site adequately equipped?

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Q18. Equipment is available for patrolling but resources for maintenance can be improved. Diving equipment appears to be mostly unused and in need of maintenance due to lack of monitoring activities by Park staff.

Q19. Monitoring and evaluation: Are biophysical indicators monitored and evaluated?

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Q19. The measurement of biophysical indicators is not frequently or continuously carried out. When gathered, it is usually due to the efforts of external organizations such as SusGren, TNC, or others. This MPA participates in the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) (http://www.agrra.org) Program, and therefore at least four indicators have been measured in multiple research campaigns: coral cover, fleshy macroalgae cover, abundance of herbivorous fish, and abundance of commercial fish.

Bonus Point: The MPA participates as a site in national or international environmental monitoring programs.

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Bonus Point: There is an Emergency Response Capability in place to mitigate impacts.

Original scorecard: total score obtained out of a possible maximum of 25

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