Ocean Foundation thiab University of Havana's Marine Research Center: 21 Xyoos Kev Tshawb Fawb, Kev Tshawb Fawb, thiab Kev Phooj Ywg

Lub lim tiam no, Ocean Foundation tau koom nrog 50 Xyoo Kev Ua Koob Tsheej ntawm University of Havana's Centro tsib Investigaciones Marinas (CIM, Marine Research Center), qhov twg TOF tau lees paub rau nws 21 xyoo ntawm kev koom tes nrog CIM ntawm marine science hauv teb chaws Cuba. TOF txoj haujlwm nrog CIM pib thaum xyoo 1999 thaum TOF Fernando Bretos ntsib CIM Tus Thawj Coj thaum lub sijhawm, Dr. Maria Elena Ibarra. Dr. Ibarra txoj kev mob siab rau kev txuag dej hiav txwv thiab kev koom tes nrog cov pab pawg thoob ntiaj teb yog tus tsav tsheb tom qab TOF thawj kev koom tes nrog CIM.

Thawj TOF-CIM kev sib koom tes ua haujlwm koom nrog kev tshuaj xyuas ntawm CIM cov ntaub ntawv sau se hauv xyoo 1999. Txij thaum ntawd los, TOF-CIM kev koom tes tau loj hlob los suav nrog kev txuag dej hiav txwv hauv Cuba's Guanahacabibes National Park, kev tshawb fawb cruise nrog ze li tag nrho ntawm Cuban coastline, kev kawm nuv ntses thoob ntiaj teb. Kev sib pauv, kev ntoj ke mus saib xyuas coral spawning, thiab feem ntau tsis ntev los no yog ib txoj haujlwm los kawm thiab tiv thaiv sawfish hauv tebchaws Cuba. Cov kev sib koom tes no tau ua rau cov txiaj ntsig tseem ceeb ntawm kev txuag thiab tsim lub hauv paus rau ntau dua 30 tus kws kho mob thiab tus kws tshaj lij cov lus qhia rau CIM cov tub ntxhais kawm. CIM kuj tau koom tes ntev hauv TOF's Trinational Initiative rau Marine Science thiab Kev txuag hauv Gulf of Mexico & Western Caribbean.

TOF's Alejandra Navarrete thiab Katie Thompson tau tuaj koom lub lim tiam no kev ua koob tsheej. Mrs. Navarrete tau txais ib qho khoom plig los ntawm CIM rau TOF ntau xyoo ntawm kev koom tes nrog thiab kev txhawb nqa ntawm CIM. Ms. Thompson tau muab qhov kev nthuav qhia "Lub Ocean Foundation thiab CIM: 21 xyoo ntawm kev tshawb fawb, kev tshawb pom, thiab kev phooj ywg" ntawm lub vaj huam sib luag "International Scientific Relations thiab Capacity Building" moderated los ntawm CIM Tus Thawj Coj Patricia González. TOF zoo siab los txuas ntxiv koom tes nrog CIM rau ntau xyoo ntxiv ntawm kev tshawb fawb hauv dej hiav txwv thiab kev txuag hauv Teb Chaws Cuba thiab Wider Caribbean Thaj Chaw.