World Environment Day 2019: Coral Reefs of Southwest Tobago, then and now.
As we celebrate World Environment Day today and World Oceans Day on Saturday, we would like to shine of a light on some of the work we have been doing in partnership with the local NGO, SpeSeas, aimed at connecting our people to our coral reefs, and raising awareness for the important role these ecosystems play in our lives.
A partnership between Maritime and SpeSeas: Coral Reefs of Northeast Tobago.
Dr Anjani Ganase begins the exploration and photography of the coral reefs of Tobago for the Maritime Ocean Collection at Charlotteville. Coral reef research in Tobago began in the late 1970s and 80s, right around the time when Trinidad and Tobago established the Institute of Marine Affairs. I was told of young scientists roaming […]