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Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
GCFI
2796 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050, USA
Region Active
Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico
Non-profit NGO
1947
Activity
Marine conservation awareness and education, Conferences, Sustainable fishing, Coral reef monitoring, Marine protected areas, Fisheries management, Marine pollution
Description
The GCFI is a non-profit organization that works throughout the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico region, renowned for their annual meetings since 1947, actively promoting the exchange of information on the use and management fo marine resources in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. GCFI has worked for over 2 decades on developing coral-reef marine protected areas networks in the Caribbean and has developed the capacity of MPAs and their managers. They work together with multiple organizations, including UNEP and NOAA, to address issues in the area, including marine litter, sustainable fisheries, coral reef monitoring, amongst many others.