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The working team conducted meetings to select the best strategy to reach a group, as wide as possible, of stakeholders in each one of the priority areas. The strategy selected to produce the 2011 LAS was to conduct a two-day LAS Workshop in each of the priority areas: Culebra, the North East Reserves, Cabo Rojo and Guánica. Based on the assumption that effective coral reef conservation and protection is the responsibility of the entire community, in close coordination with the government agencies to generate the LAS, all four areas were consulted. To these workshops a diverse group of stakeholders from different government agencies, scientists, teachers, community organizations, service providers, marine protected areas managers, fishermen, business representatives, students were invited to participate and contribute in the formulation of the LAS. The agenda for the workshops proceeded as follows. The first day, local areas of concern were identified and the Goals and Objectives identified in 2010 were examined. During the second day, in small groups (Figure 2), for each goal selected, participant proposed projects to achieve the objectives identified as pertinent.
Figure 2. LAS workshop group
Results Four two-days LAS Workshops were conducted at Culebra, Fajardo, Guánica and Cabo Rojo. All workshops were well-attended, and very productive in terms of projects recommended. At final evaluations, participants expressed high level of satisfaction with the activity. The 2010 Puerto Rico’s Coral Reef Management Priorities document served as the base for the selection of goals and objectives pertinent for each priority area: Culebra, the North East Reserves, Cabo Rojo and Guánica and marine extension (Table 1). Some goals and objectives remained exactly as expressed in the 2010