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Within the third week of March the team of Blue World Foundation (according to our research program), carried out the first monitoring of mega-fauna Marine in the Caribbean of Guatemala in 2017. This sampling was conducted using the methodology of remote underwater video stations with bait (BRUV’S). Sampling was carried out throughout the Caribbean of Guatemala, covering 12 seasons between marine pastures and coral reefs. The objective of the project is to determine the abundance of the marine mega-fauna on the Atlantic coast.

From the 20^th to the 24^th of March, Blue World Foundation was at the Creek Chino Public School in Livingston, Izabal. During this visit, the elaboration of the mural on the marine ecosystem was followed. Mural that aims to change the negative perception that children have about sharks and rays in the Caribbean of Guatemala.

A special thanks to Rufford Foundation for the support provided in this project.

Omoa Preservation Corps carried out the “Children’s Theatre of Sharks” in the community of Munch, Honduras. In addition, all the attending children were given a copy of the didactic and coloring book “Martin and his friends”.

The aim of these activities is to teach our future generations the importance of sharks in our marine ecosystems and to change the negative perception towards sharks. This project is a collaboration between Blue World Foundation and Omoa Preservation Corps in the execution. Thanks totally to the support of the United States Department of State, without its contribution this project would not have been possible.

From the 6^th to the 10^th of March, Blue World Foundation visited the communities of El Quetzalito and Livingston in Izabal. “Martin and his Friends” is the name of the coloring book that was donated to 300 children. “Martin and his friends” is a didactic and entertaining book that has information about the biology, ecology, importance and problematic of sharks. We thank the U.S. State Department for the support it has given to the implementation of this project.

Blue World Foundation on February 20 to 24, continued painting the mural on “Rays and Sharks” at the Creek Chino Public School in Livingston. The purpose of this mural is to raise awareness among children about the importance of these organisms and their ecosystems.

We want to give a special thanks to Rufford Foundation for the support provided to carry out this project.

Martin and his friends is a coloring book to educate on biology, ecology, importance and problematic of sharks. In the beginning it educates children of the communities of El Quetzalito, Livingston and Muncha Honduras. Our goal is for children to learn to value and care for the marine ecosystems and in this case “the Sharks”. In the future it is intended to reach more communities in the Caribbean and continue to change the negative perception about sharks. This book was prepared by Blue World Foundation team and its design was made by Thalya López member of our team.

The first workshop on shark biology and ecology was held in the community of El Quetzalito with the help of volunteers. The presentation on biology consisted of specific subjects like the senses, forms of feeding, types of teeth, anatomy and reproduction of Sharks. The presentation on ecology was about the different types of habitats, shapes of the body and the coloring of Sharks. There was also a children’s theatre about sharks where 30 children were educated about the importance of these organisms.

We thank our partner in this project Omoa Preservation Corps for joining us and for having the opportunity to work together. This project is possible thanks to the financing of the federal Government of the United States.

We want to share our video about the permaculture project in the communities of Switche III, El Quetzalito, San Francisco del Mar and Media Luna. We are very grateful to the young people of the communities, and to all the community who supported us to carry out this project. Many thanks to CONAP for the support provided to this project and for all its conservation efforts for the Punta de Manabique Wildlife Refuge. Many thanks to MarFund, FCG, German cooperation and KfW.

 We would like to share with you our new article. This paper presents multiple and notable records of S. Hesperius in Guatemalan waters, which represent an extension in Central America and the Caribbean, major S. Hesperius and the first mature males collected to date. We would like to thank Andy Murch for taking these photos of this species in Punta de Manabique Wildlife Refuge.