Our Environment
The Loudest Voice of the Jungle
January 4, 2017
The Loudest Voice of the Jungle
The howler monkey will not be ignored; when you hear their collective roar it can not be mistaken for any…
Sargassum: Traveling Islands
December 21, 2016
Sargassum: Traveling Islands
The beaching of masses of sargassum has been a common phenomenon in the Caribbean Sea. However, these masses seem to…
Dear Fellow Divers: If We Don’t Care, Who Will?
December 21, 2016
Dear Fellow Divers: If We Don’t Care, Who Will?
Divers, guides, policy makers, dive shop owners, boat captains, and everybody else living in this area really, if you depend…
Unwanted Beauty: Lionfish
December 7, 2016
Unwanted Beauty: Lionfish
Even if we love animals and nature, introducing animals/plants in environments they do not belong to does create an environmental…
Winter Visitors: Bull Sharks
December 7, 2016
Winter Visitors: Bull Sharks
Each year these important marine animals come to the coastal waters of the Mexican Caribbean where scientists and conservationist are…
Marine Megafauna Getting Sick?
November 16, 2016
Marine Megafauna Getting Sick?
Environmental factors such as exposure to polluted habitats may be contributing to an increase in tumors Marine animals also get…
Tri-national Effort to Understand Spotted Eagle Rays
November 16, 2016
Tri-national Effort to Understand Spotted Eagle Rays
The team dove at both Cayo Largo and Maria Gorda in S.W. Cuba An international team of experts from Mexico,…
A Shift From Coral Reefs to Macroalgae Reefs
October 5, 2016
A Shift From Coral Reefs to Macroalgae Reefs
Long-term shifts from coral to macroalgae-dominated reef systems are well documented in the Caribbean Sea region. Caribbean reefs have gotten…
If It’s On Your Skin, It´s On The Reef
October 5, 2016
If It’s On Your Skin, It´s On The Reef
Snorkeling and diving around coral reefs is an amazing experience. Playing with the waves, swimming in the ocean or lying…
Giant Visitors of the Mexican Caribbean: Manta Season!
October 4, 2016
Giant Visitors of the Mexican Caribbean: Manta Season!
The whale shark season in the Mexican Caribbean is quite famous, and many people come to this area to swim…