Description

This document sets out a regional Code of Conduct for Responsible Marine Research in the Eastern Caribbean region, as part of the Eastern Caribbean Regional Ocean Policy (ECROP) and the OECS Marine Research Strategy (MRS).

The Code, which is addressed both to marine scientists wishing to engage in research activities and to the national authorities of OECS Member States concerned with the granting of permission to conduct marine research activities. It seeks foremost to set general standards for conducting marine research in ways that minimise adverse impacts on the environment, provide the greatest results for the OECS region as an economic space and encourage the development of research capacity and technology transfer for the benefit of OECS Member States.