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C-COT Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) Adaptive Management Plan 2024

Abstract

The C-COT Adaptive Management Plan is intended to act as a high-level document which can be used to provide policy makers in the UK and UKOTs with a snapshot view of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) and the Coral Conservation in the UK Overseas Territories (C-COT) Working Group. The C-COT group was established as a collaborative effort to bring together the six Caribbean and Western Atlantic UK Overseas Territories (OTs), to address an aggressive coral disease found spreading around reefs in the Caribbean. More information on the group can be found on the Collaborative approach to managing coral disease in the UK Overseas Territories webpage.

This Adaptive Management Plan aims to:

  • Emphasise the value and significance of coral reefs in the UKOTs.
  • Highlight Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), its impact and spread.
  • Outline an Adaptive Management Cycle for dynamic reef ecosystems which allows for continued review and improvements to reef management.
  • Signpost to C-COT and other regionally developed products including: (1) the SCTLD Treatment Strategy, helping to guide reef managers through the different stages of disease outbreak, and (2) the C-COT Roadmap, outlining future avenues for the group.
  • Examine the impacts of local pressures on coral reef ecosystems, as well as their significance in contributing to reef resiliency.
  • Introduce a resilience-based management approach which aims to address multiple threats to reefs, with the overall goal of increasing reef resiliency as well as services provided to local communities.
  • Discuss successes of C-COT as a collaborative working group.

An infographic displaying local reef threats and impacts in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic UKOTs is included in the Adaptive Management Plan. While not fully comprehensive, these reef concerns were addressed as priorities for C-COT members in their respective OTs. The infographic is also included as a separate resource, along with a text summary which describes the visual messages conveyed in the infographic.

This output was funded by the UK Government through Darwin Plus and has been produced in collaboration with project partners and wider C-COT group members.

These resources may not be fully accessible for all users. If you need copies in a different or more accessible format, please contact Communications@jncc.gov.uk.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2024·08·01

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This output was funded by the UK Government through Darwin Plus and has been produced in collaboration with project partners and wider C-COT group members. This grant scheme has also supported C-COT group operations.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC distributor

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2024·08·27

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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