This document discusses efforts to improve coral reef health through increasing populations of herbivorous fish. It summarizes the mandate of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol of the Cartagena Convention to protect habitats and species in the Wider Caribbean Region. The SPAW Sub-Programme aims to increase protected areas, conserve threatened species, and facilitate information exchange to support biodiversity conservation. Specific efforts discussed include marine protected areas, action plans for marine mammals, invasive lionfish, sargassum seaweed, and fishing species like conch and lobber. The document also mentions work to evaluate the status of parrotfish and other herbivores that could potentially be listed under the SPA