IMA Advancing Blue Economy Partnerships and Global Ocean Sustainability at the 15th High-Level Korea-Caribbean Forum, Seoul, Korea
Seoul, Korea 18th November 2025 - The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), an important advocate for the conservation of ocean resources and sustainability, led the Caribbean charge on ocean resilience and sustainable development at the Fifteenth High-Level Forum of the Korea-Caribbean Partnership, under the theme “Korea-Caribbean Cooperation for a Resilient and Sustainable Ocean”. The IMA played a pivotal role in guiding discussions on harnessing renewable ocean resources and protecting marine ecosystems in an attempt to transform the economic growth of Trinidad and Tobago and the wider region. In promoting the Caribbean’s emergence as the next economic frontier, Dr. Ava Maxam, Director of the Institute...
Emerging Skillsets and Career Paths in Marine Science in Support of the Blue Economy
The blue economy, which refers to the traditional sectors of fisheries, coastal tourism and shipping, is rapidly expanding to include emerging industries such as marine aquaculture, sustainable renewable ocean energy and marine biotechnology (medicine, cosmetics and marine agro-products). According to a recent OECD Ocean Economic outlook, the blue economy is forecast to generate as much as US 3trillion dollars by 2030. What does this mean for our current workforce in Trinidad and Tobago...
Republic Bank and IMA Partner to Launch Blue Technologies Awareness Project to Advance the Blue Economy
On 30 September 2025, Republic Bank Limited (RBL), through its Power-to-Make-A-Difference Initiative, partnered with the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) in finalising a significant partnership marked by a ceremonial signing of the Blue Technologies Awareness Project. The ceremonial signing highlighted a high-level seminar themed, ‘Ocean-Based Climate Action in Support of Blue Economy Advancement in Trinidad and Tobago and the Wider Caribbean Region – 2025’, which was held at the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business, Mount Hope. The Blue Technologies Awareness Project theme, ‘Empowering the Blue Economy with Smart Technologies’, aims to expose the national community to the integral role of smart technologies in...
Below the Blue; Exploring the Caribbean Deep and Harnessing its Benefits
Virtual Distinguished Lecture and Panel Discussion - 8th June 2021 ...
UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021–2030 Opportunities for Trinidad and Tobago
By Dr. Anjani Ganase, Coral Reef Ecologist Institute of Marine Affairs Our ocean is the foundation for life, the regulator of our climate and a major source of food, income and cultural significance. Yet, the first world assessment report (2016) of our oceans concluded that much of the world’s marine ecosystems have become degraded over the last fifty years owing to our poor management of the ocean ecosystems. In light of this, UNESCO has declared a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development in 2021 – 2030 recognising the urgent need to curb and even reverse the considerable degradation that the ocean ecosystems have suffered as...