scholarly journals Geographic Factors for Managing Cruise Ship Destination Port to Attraction Passenger Transfer in the Caribbean Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
John E. Nyberg ◽  
Shachak Pe’eri ◽  
Susan L. Slocum ◽  
Matthew Rice
Keyword(s):  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Regional Study ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Marine Traffic ◽  
Cruise Tourism ◽  
Full Capacity ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
Cruise Line

Abstract. The Cruise Line industry (CLI) is working on plans to recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19. Along with the expected benefits of a post COVID19 surge in cruise tourism, destination ports have an opportunity to mitigate potential impacts that come with the tourist economy. In this study, we expand on our previous work on four CLI destination sites (two in the Caribbean and two meso-American) to a larger regional study area in the Caribbean Sea and investigate the sustainability of destination marine infrastructure and near port transportation resilience. Twenty- Eight destinations were analyzed in the study. All the CLI destinations ports in the study are considered mature for cruise tourism and have tourist attractions of interest (including historic, natural, shopping, and other areas with sociocultural authenticity), which can be reached during a one day ship visit. An analysis of the marine traffic and geographic settings provides a more complete picture on key parameters that can potentially impact the commerce and livelihoods of local communities near destination ports. The results of the study also provide potential solutions for mitigating these impacts. As a baseline for fully operational cruise industry in the Caribbean Sea, the 2019 cruise year was analyzed since it was the last full year without impact from COVID-19. This paper offers a wider empirical view of CLI impacts on the Caribbean region once the industry resumes to full capacity following the COVID-19 pandemic, and it presents results and recommendations to build a framework for continued study of CLI sustainability.

scholarly journals Arribazones de Sargassum en la costa norte occidental de Cuba

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
G. Arencibia-Carballo ◽  
J.M. Irañeta Batallán ◽  
J. Morell ◽  
A.R. Moreira González
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
Tidal Zone ◽  
The North ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The Impact

The pelagic macroalgae finches of the Sargassum genus in the Caribbean Sea currently represent a very natural problem due to their negative impact on the tourism industry, fishing industry, the environment and society in general. This work presents an above report of Sargassum that occurred on the north western coast of the Cuban archipelago in March 2019. The macroalgae species identified in the tidal zone were Sargassum fluitans and S. natans, and the specific geographic area where the impact of the upheaval occurred was from the west of Matan-zas bay to Mariel bay. The finches of these macroalgae were cataloged with a moderate magnitude compared to other reports in the Mexican Caribbean and in the Dominican Republic. This order of magnitude was cataloged based on its covered area of 169.3 km and its distribution along the coast in large patches, but very fragmented, despite the prevailing winds from the first quadrant (from north to east) during this period. Other events of this type reported in Cuba and the Caribbean region are taken up and discussed. Keywords: Caribbean Sea, Sargassum fluitans, Sargassum natans, Cuba.

New and rare micro-pagurid hermit crabs (Crustacea: Anomura: Paguridae) from the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4722 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-325
Author(s):  
RAFAEL LEMAITRE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Hermit Crabs ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Bocas Del Toro ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Caribbean

Six species of hermit crabs of the family Paguridae from the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico region, including two new species, Anisopagurus asteriscus sp. nov. and Pagurus alarius sp. nov., are documented. The two new species are described, and recognition characters summarized for the four previously known species. Reports of the latter, Nematopaguroides fagei Forest & de Saint Laurent, 1968, N. karukera Lemaitre, Felder & Poupin, 2017, Paguriscus robustus Lemaitre, Felder & Poupin, 2017, and Pylopaguridium markhami McLaughlin & Lemaitre, 2001, represent range extensions for all four species. Color photographs are included for four of the species, as well as remarks on their taxonomy and distributions. All six species included can be categorized as micro-pagurids (with shield length rarely exceeding 2.0 mm), and were collected from cryptic reef habitats in Bocas del Toro, Panama; the French Antillean island of Guadeloupe; and the Gulf of Mexico coasts of Louisiana, Yucatán, and Florida Keys. The discovery of these new or rare species supports the conclusion of recent studies that the diversity of pagurids from the Caribbean region has yet to be fully realized. 

scholarly journals DOES Notarius bonillai (SILURIFORMES: ARIIDAE) OCCUR IN FRESH AND ESTUARINE WATERS IN ILHA DO MARANHÃO, BRAZIL?

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Campos de Santana ◽  
Jonatas da Silva Castro ◽  
José Milton Barbosa ◽  
Erivânia Gomes Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Regional Study ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
Fish Collection ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Nueva Granada ◽  
Made In

ABSTRACTThis paper deals with the occurrence of the species Notarius bonillai (Miles, 1945) in waters of Ilha do Maranhão (or Ilha de São Luís), Maranhão, Brazil. The investigation is necessary to clarify the distribution of this species before any regional study on it can be made. In seven previous studies, Notarius bonillai is mentioned as living in waters of this region: in São José Bay at east, São Marcos Bay at west, and Arraial bay at south. However, several studies in South America report the species as endemic of the  two rivers and their estuaries, which flow into the coast of the Caribbean Sea of Colombia. Analysis included preserved specimens identified as Notarius bonillai from a regional fish collection of Ilha do Maranhão. Additional material of Cathorops specimens were collected in the municipality of Raposa, located near estuary of rio Paciência in the east of Ilha do Maranhão. Analysis of the morphological characters of preserved specimens of the regional fish collection, indicate that the species identified as Notarius bonillai in the region was erroneously identified, instead being Cathorops arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840). Morphological analysis of the additional material collected from Cathorops specimens indicate three species of Cathorops occurring in Ilha do Maranhão: Cathorops agassizii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888), Cathorops arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840), and Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829). Consequently, Notarius bonillai does not occur in Ilha do Maranhão. RESUMOEste trabalho trata da ocorrência da espécie Notarius bonillai (Miles, 1945) na Ilha do Maranhão (ou Ilha de São Luís), Maranhão, Brasil. A investigação é necessária para esclarecer a distribuição desta espécie antes que qualquer estudo regional sobre ela possa ser feito. Em sete estudos anteriores,Notarius bonillai é mencionado como vivendo nas águas desta região: na Baía de São José a leste, na Baía de São Marcos a oeste e na Baía de Arraial ao sul. No entanto, vários estudos na América do Sul relatam a espécie como endêmica de dois rios e seus estuários, que desembocam na costa do Mar do Caribe na Colômbia. Análises incluíram espécimes preservados como Notarius bonillai deuma coleção regional de peixes da Ilha do Maranhão. Material adicional de espécimes de Cathorops foram coletados no município de Raposa, localizado próximo ao estuário do rio Paciência, no leste da Ilha do Maranhão. A análise dos caracteres morfológicos dos espécimes preservados na coleção regional de peixes, indicam que a espécie identificada como Notarius bonillai na região foierroneamente identificada, sendo Cathorops arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840) sua correta identificação. Análises morfológicas do material adicional de espécimes de Cathorops coletados indicam três espécies de Cathorops com ocorrência na Ilha do Maranhão: Cathorops agassizii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888), Cathorops arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840) e Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829).Consequentemente, Notarius bonillai não ocorre na Ilha do Maranhão.Palavras-chave: Estuários; Nueva Granada sea catfish; Bagre cabezón; Uriacica; Baía de São Marcos; Baía de São José. 

scholarly journals EL RODADERO (SANTA MARTA), CENTRO TURÍSTICO O COLONIA DE VACACIONES

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Günter Mertins
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Economic Study ◽  
Sand Beach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Supply ◽  
National Importance ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
June July

The El Rodadero, 5-6 km southwest of Santa Marta, was a lonely sand beach up to 1960 with dispersed fishing huts. From 1965 it developed more and more to the seasonally prefered bathing place of Colombia on the Caribbean Sea. Both, the Colombian press and the public opinion regard the Rodadero as "centro turístico de Colombia" or "la perla del Caribe"; it is compared with the international luxury beach towns in the circum-caribbean region (Acapulco, Miami etc.). - As there exist however strict arguments against this statement, a socio-economic study was carried out about he Rodadero in 1969/70. As a result the following characterization is possible: a constructionally unorganic, periodically frequented bathing-(vacation~)place (max. 3 months/ year: middle of December up to the end of January, the Easter week, 4 to 5 weeks in June/July according to the main school holidays) of national importance as well as of a certain value to the weekend holidays-traffic coming from the region of Barranquilla. Apartment houses with vacation flats belonging to rich Colombians are clearly dominating compared with hotels, motels etc. On the whole the infrastructure is not sufficient, especially the public supply (drinking-water, sewage, electricity etc.).

Caribbean Americans

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Bayne-Smith ◽  
Annette M. Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
African Ancestry ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Caribbean Population ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Caribbean Populations

The diverse group of people referred to as Caribbean Americans come from the Circum-Caribbean region, which includes the island nations of the Caribbean Sea and the nations of Central America from Belize to Panama—35 nations in all. The heterogeneity of the Caribbean population is due to the colonization and geopolitical division of the region among English, Dutch, Spanish, and French colonizers, which resulted in many different cultures, ethnic groups, languages, educational systems, religious beliefs, and practices. However, the majority of the Caribbean populations share an African ancestry.

scholarly journals Cruise industry in Romania – An emerging market

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 528-536
Author(s):  
Emanuela Anton
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Travel Agency ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Cruise Industry ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cruise Tourism ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Travel Industry ◽  
Cruise Line

Abstract Cruise tourism has experienced an enormous growth in the last few decades and the future of this industry is also encouraging. The Caribbean and the Mediterranean Sea, the two major destinations, offer the most exciting itineraries since the beginning of this industry. The cruise passenger’s perception about destinations, onboard and onshore aspects have been less investigated in the past years but this information shall be used for planning and developing marketing materials, new cruise itineraries, ship designs and shore excursions. The following study was conducted in Romania and aims to clarify the Romanian passenger’s perception about cruise destinations and their preferences. Using a quantitative method, the research is based on some of the most representative international studies as well as a survey sent to the most active customers of a cruise travel agency in Romania, who have shown interest in this kind of trip at least once. As a qualitative research method, a convenience sample of participants were recruited through the researcher’s professional contacts in the cruise and travel industry. Among other conclusions following this research, the most important aspect for a Romanian guest is the itinerary of the cruise ship, followed by the price and the embarkation port. The number of sea days, the service quality onboard and the cruise line are also relevant when choosing a cruise vacation.

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