Iyo Ocean Foundation uye Yunivhesiti yeHavana Marine Research Center: 21 Makore eSainzi, Kuwanikwa, uye Hushamwari.

Vhiki rino, The Ocean Foundation yakapinda Mhemberero yemakore makumi mashanu eYunivhesiti yeHavana's. Centro de Investigaciones Marinas (CIM, Marine Research Center), uko TOF yakazivikanwa kwemakore ayo 21 ekubatana neCIM pasainzi yemugungwa muCuba. Basa reTOF neCIM rakatanga muna 1999 apo TOF's Fernando Bretos akasangana neCIM Director panguva iyoyo, Dr. Maria Elena Ibarra. Chido chaDr. Ibarra chekuchengetedza zvikepe uye mukubatana nemapoka epasi rose ndicho chakaita kuti TOF itange kubatana neCIM.

Yekutanga TOF-CIM yekudyidzana chirongwa chaisanganisira ongororo yekuunganidza taxonomic yeCIM muna 1999. Kubva ipapo, kubatana kweTOF-CIM kwakakura kusanganisa kuchengetedza kwekamba dzemugungwa muGuanahacabibes National Park yeCuba, nzendo dzekutsvagisa rwendo rwese rwemahombekombe eCuba, kudzidza nezvehove dzepasi rose. kuchinjana, nzendo dzekutarisa kubereka kwekorari, uye nguva pfupi yadarika chirongwa chekudzidza nekudzivirira sawfish muCuba. Kudyidzana uku kwakatungamira kune zvakakosha kuchengetedza mhedzisiro uye kuumba hwaro hweanopfuura makumi matatu ezvechiremba uye tenzi dissertations kuvadzidzi veCIM. CIM yave zvakare vadyidzani venguva refu muTOF's Trinational Initiative yeMarine Sayenzi uye Kuchengetedza muGulf yeMexico & Western Caribbean.

Alejandra Navarrete weTOF naKatie Thompson vakapinda mhemberero yevhiki rino. Amai Navarrete vakagamuchira mubairo kubva kuCIM kwemakumi emakore eTOF ekushanda pamwe nerutsigiro rweCIM. Amai Thompson vakapa mharidzo "The Ocean Foundation neCIM: 21 makore esayenzi, kuwanikwa, uye ushamwari" pane "International Scientific Relations and Capacity Building" inotungamirirwa neCIM Director Patricia González. TOF inofara kuenderera mberi nekubatana neCIM kwemamwe makore akawanda pasainzi yegungwa nekuchengetedza muCuba neWider Caribbean Region.