Financial Support was provided by : US NOAA, for direct grants to UNESCO-IOC, 



funding for analyses by GERG and funds for meeting travel and technical assistance through the 

 Coastal Monitoring Branch of ORCA; UNESCO-IOC, for funding support of MEL for analyses 

 and the field collections and support of the Costa Rica meeting; UNEP, for funding to UNESCO- 

 IOC; SAREC, for support of the Caribbean scientist training workshop; WHOI, for cost-sharing 

 throughout the project. 



