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 Native and endemic species


Introduced animals


Introduced plants


Island Control and Monitoring


Applied marine research


Fisheries Management


Marine control and surveillance


Site and Naturalist Guides


Visitor Management System


Quotas and patents of operation


Environmental management in populated areas


Special use for protected areas


Agricultural development

       The need for

 applied marine

                                  research in the Galapagos

The more we investigate, the more we know. The more we know, the more we can appreciate.

The investigation of the integrity of marine ecosystems and their species is the basis for a rational use of its resources.


Applied marine research 

For more information contact:
Eduardo Espinoza, +593 (0)5 252 6189 Ext. 125, eespinoza@spng.org.ec

The applied marine research of the Directorate of Galapagos National Park  is focused on the development of various research projects aimed at increasing the knowledge of marine ecosystems for the proper management and administration of its resources, with the technical support and strengthening offered by various international cooperation programs.



ABOUT
THE GALAPAGOS
MARINE RESERVE
GALAPAGOS
MARINE BIODIVERSITY
BASELINE
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Our work
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS




Research on the abundance and distribution of pelagic fish in the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean



Status of sea cucumbers and lobster in the Galapagos Marine Reserve



Monitoring of marine ecosystems



Monitoring of
oceanographic conditions

 


Support of sustainable fisheries with Fish Aggregators devices



Research on the use of traps for the sustainable capture of lobster



MARINE RESERVE



Applied marine research




Fisheries management




Marine control and monitoring






INSTITUTION

Directory, regulation, management, finances, etc.
NEWS

SERVICES

CONTACT
NATIONAL PARK

Management of native
and endemic species

Control and eradication
of introduced animals

Control and eradication
of introduced plants

Island control and monitoring
MARINE RESERVE

Applied marine research

Management and support for fisheries

Marine control and monitoring
TOURISM

Visitor sites
and naturalist guides

Visitor management
system

Local participation,
quotas y patents
DEVELOPMENT

Environmental management
in populated areas

Special use
of protected areas

Agricultural development
SCIENCE

Approved projects, applications, field
protocols, etc..


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About this website


This website has counted on the supported of Araucaria XXI, the Program for the environmental sustainability of human development in Latin America of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation Development (SAICD), The Autonomous Organization for National Parks of the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs.