International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 (IYAFA2022): SMALL IN SCALE, BUT BIG IN VALUE
“Our small actions can have big impacts, like a ripple effect.” ...
Faded brilliance – the loss of corals to disease
On my first dive in Tobago a few years ago, I...
Status of mangrove forests in Trinidad and Tobago
This project was done in collaboration with Dr. Rahanna Juman, head...
Bait Dump vs Fishkill in Chaguaramas
The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) recently conducted an investigation into...
Ballast water – THE TRAVELLING SEA!
Trinidad and Tobago’s coastal waters are rich in both renewable and...
Leaving Just Our Footprints in the Sand: Tackling Coastal Debris and Plastic Polluted Oceans
Trinidad and Tobago is blessed with a diversity of landforms such...
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ‘Causes and Impacts’
The Earth has witnessed a 30% rise in the atmospheric concentration...
Ocean Acidification and the Preservation of Childhood Wonder
Some of my fondest memories as a child were walking along...
The State of the Marine Fisheries Resources of Trinidad and Tobago
“This is the first of a series of articles based on...
It’s Vacation Time! Visit our Beaches for these Benefits – But be Aware of Potential Risks
“This is the Second of a Four-Part Series of articles based...
Royalty of the Sea- The Queen Conch
The queen conch is a large, herbivorous marine gastropod or snail,...
Deployment of the Water Quality Monitoring Buoy in Claxton Bay, Gulf of Paria
The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), in conjunction with Microsoft Caribbean,...