F I N A L R E P O R T THE FORMULATION OF THE NARIVA SWAMP MANAGEMENT PLAN AUGUST 1999 Prepared for the MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LAND AND MARINE RESOURCES by TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICES INSTITUTE OF MARINE AFFAIRS Hilltop Lane, Chaguaramas, P.O. Box 3160 Carenage Post Office, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. Tel: (868) 634 4291 / 4 Fax: (868) 634 4433 e-mail:
[email protected] web site:: http://www.ima.gov.tt DOCUMENT PREPARED FOR THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LAND AND MARINE RESOURCES FINAL REPORT THE FORMULATION OF THE NARIVA SWAMP MANAGEMENT PLAN AUGUST 1999 DOCUMENT PREPARED FOR THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LAND AND MARINE RESOURCES _______________________________________________ FINAL REPORT THE FORMULATION OF THE THE NARIVA SWAMP MANAGEMENT PLAN ________________________________________________ AUGUST 1999 INSTITUTE OF MARINE AFFAIRS Hilltop Lane, Chaguaramas, P.O. Box 3160, Carenage Post Office, Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago. PROJECT TEAM PROJECT COORDINATOR GARRET MANWARING DEPUTY PROJECT LEADER GREGORY DE SOUZA WETLANDS ECOLOGY KARLENE JAMES AQUATIC FAUNA DR. AMOY LUM KONG GREGORY DE SOUZA HIMAWATEE RAMSUNDAR TOXICOLOGY PAUL GABBADON AMALIE RAMCHARAN HYDROLOGY, SOILS, DR. EDWIN IHENNA EKWUE MACHINERY AND ROADS (SUB-CONSULTANT) GEOLOGY DR. CASSANDRA ROGERS (SUB-CONSULTANT) WATER AND SEDIMENT LINDA SUDAMA QUALITY UTRA MANKASINGH CRISTINA LEGARZA RICE AGRONOMY DR. PURAN BRIDGEMOHAN (SUB-CONSULTANT) SOCIO-ECONOMICS ROSEMARY LALL LISA JAMES ECONOMICS DR. C.A.R. PEMBERTON (SUB-CONSULTANT) MARSHA FRIDIE LEGISLATIVE CONTROL ALLAN J. GOODRIDGE