FAO trains Caribbean people to deal with banana disease
Technicians from different Caribbean Nations will receive training in a workshop that experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will be developing here from the 17 to the 22 of June to deal with the black sigakota that threatens…
Latin America, Caribbean to be R.E.-dependent by 2050
From EcoSeed Latin America and the Caribbean can power itself fully with renewable energy by 2050. Photo taken from the Inter-American Development Bank’s website According to a report commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean’s renewable…
Mysterious stone monument lurks beneath the waves of the Sea of Galilee
By April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A number of significant archaeological sites are found along the shores of the Sea of Galilee, located in the North of Israel. While conducting a geophysical survey, a team of researchers…
‘Tailing’ spiny lobster larvae to protect them
New tools track planktonic larvae, offer possible solutions to safeguard this $1 billion industry MIAMI –The commercial value of spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) in the Caribbean reaches $1 billion annually, thus making it one of the most valuable fisheries in…
US researchers explore deep Caribbean reefs
By DANICA COTO From Bradenton Herald SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — Scientists with the Smithsonian Institution have discovered at least one new fish species at a deep reef off Curacao while conducting a yearlong project to gather data on temperature…
Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ From boston.com CAYO COCO, Cuba (AP) — After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island’s 3,500 miles (5,630 kilometers) of coastline, their discoveries were so alarming that officials didn’t share the results with…
Save grouper population plan to be created
Regional marine science leaders gather in The Bahamas to create plan to save grouper population From bahamaislandsinfo NASSAU, Bahamas — The names sounded like the star-studded marquis of marine scientists, but the celebrities of maritime conservation weren’t fishing for attention,…
Guy Harvey to show grouper documentary in Bahamas
From bahamaislandsinfo Moore Bahamas Foundation sponsors visit of Guy Harvey to show grouper documentary and participate in BNT workshops NASSAU, Bahamas — Internationally acclaimed marine artist and conservationist Guy Harvey, a former professor who has turned the many ocean species…
NW Caribbean Sea disturbance now TD TWO – no threat to Cayman
From NHC TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO DISCUSSION NUMBER 2 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022013 500 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013 ALTHOUGH THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION HAS BEEN HARD TO LOCATE THIS AFTERNOON…SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY AS WELL…
History, culture and our future
For the week of June 17, 2013, GIS Spotlight will re-air its show featuring the home of visionary artist Miss Lassie, the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park and a training workshop for public and private sector finance professionals. Produced by…