Line of action:

Marine ecosystems

Status:

En ejecución

Location:

Canary Islands

Execution date:

2022

Duration:

01/07/2022 - 31/08/2025

Total budget:

€276,287.96

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

€261,275.96 (94.57%)

The Canary Islands Marine Demarcation (DM-CAN) presents 8 systems of attention to sea turtle strandings, independent and adapted to the situation and capacity of each island. In recent years and thanks to the project Analysis of the systems for attention to sea turtle strandings in the Canary Islands (Government of the Canary Islands), an exhaustive review of the system established on each island to deal with strandings and data collection has been carried out, as well as a detailed review of the turtle data recorded in the Canary Islands between 1987 and 2019. The results obtained have shown the urgent need to establish a coordinated system between the responsible agencies of each island, which allows obtaining contrasted information on the situation of turtles at the regional level (DM-CAN); solve common problems in a coordinated way; implement monitoring programmes for the Marine Strategy in a coherent manner; and disseminate verified information to the Canarian population.

The specific objectives of this project include:

• Constitution of the Coordinated Network of Sea Turtle Strandings in the Canary Islands, to improve coordination and communication between all the actors involved in the care of sea turtles in the Canary Islands.
• Strengthen the systems for attention to strandings of sea turtles in the Canary Islands, to improve the collection and care of stranded sea turtles in the Canary Islands.
• To strengthen and standardise the collection of basic data and scientific data on sea turtles in the Canary Islands, in order to improve knowledge about sea turtles present in the Canary Islands and their

main threats and pressures.

• Support the implementation of the Sea Turtle Monitoring Programs of the Marine Strategy in the DM-CAN, by obtaining standardized data at the regional level.
• Dissemination of verified information on the status of sea turtles in DM-CAN and raising awareness of the

local and visit.