ANCA
Caribbean Network: Algas Nocivas en el Caribe y Regiones Adyacentes – Harmful Algae in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
Ninth Meeting of the ANCA Working Group
On 17 September 2025, the Ninth Meeting of the Working Group on Harmful Algae in the Caribbean (ANCA) was held virtually, under the coordination of the IOC-UNESCO Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE). The meeting brought together representatives from several countries in the region, who shared progress, experiences, and perspectives to strengthen regional cooperation in response to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).
Contact:
ANCA Chair: Dr. Maribelle Vargas-Montero (Costa Rica) E-mail: mvmontero@gmail.com
ANCA Vice chair: Dr. Ernesto García Mendoza (Mexico) E-mail: ergarcia@cicese.mx
Release:
IOC Manuals and Guides, no. 59: Guía para el diseño y puesta en marcha de un plan de seguimiento de microalgas productoras de toxinas. Reguera, B., Alonso, R., Moreira, A. and Méndez, S. IOC of UNESCO and IAEA, Paris y Viena, 2011. (Spanish only).
A manual for field sampling and monitoring of harmful microalgae is available from the IOC in cooperation with IAEA. The manual can be downloaded as a pdf-file here.
IOC Regional Science Planning Workshop on Harmful Algal Blooms in IOCARIBE – ANCA-IV/ANCA-FANSA Portal Workshop, held in San Andres Islands, Colombia, 21 – 26 March 2007.