USVI Corals Suffer Another Major Coral Bleaching Event
Already stressed coral reefs in the USVI have suffered through another coral bleaching event, surpassed only by the catastrophic 2005 bleaching event.
There's Hope For Lingering Hurricane Debris Thanks To $100K In Funding From NOAA's Marine Debris Program
The University of the Virgin Islands Receives $100k in Funding from the NOAA Marine Debris Program to Remove Hurricane Debris from Mangrove Shorelines and Create a new Marine Debris Action Plan for the Territory
The 2019 Great Mangrove Cleanup
The 2nd Annual Great Mangrove Cleanup of the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER), took place Saturday, April 13. STEER is a vital marine protected area on the east end of St. Thomas. One hundred and fifteen volunteers, ages 9-70, removed 1,786 pounds of debris from mangrove shorelines in kayak-based and land-based cleanups of mangrove shorelines.
OH!, What A Night! St. Thomas Youth Help Monitor Endangered Sea Turtles.
Youth Ocean Explorers from St. Thomas had the rare opportunity to participate in the National Park Service's Sea Turtle Monitoring Program on Buck Island Reef National Monument in St. Croix.