Developing International Sea Grant

Background Papers for Ecuador and the Gulf of Fonseca

As part of an effort to help establish an International Sea Grant program, the Coastal Resources Center developed several background papers. The first paper provided the global perspective on how an international Sea Grant program would be structured and the function it would serve. This analysis integrated experience in developing country contexts from other fields beyond coastal and marine. The second paper applied the conclusions to geographic areas of the Gulf of Fonseca (Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua) and coastal Ecuador.