By Beatriz Martínez-Daranas, Professor & Researcher, Center of Marine Research, University of Havana (CIM-UH). Originally published by NOAA. Seaweeds are among the most ancient organisms on Earth. When we are looking at the display during our remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives, we are anxious to discover what is the maximum depth where seaweeds can live. … Read more
The Cuban government has announced plans to apply for the first Global Geopark in Viñales, Cuba. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates Global Geoparks according to established criteria. Viñales, the main tourism site of the Western province of Pinar del Rio, was previously declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. … Read more
From May 15 – June 13, 2017, the R/V F.G. Walton Smith will circumnavigate Cuba, conducting daily remotely operated vehicle dives to focus on the mesophotic reef sites at depths of 30-150 meters. The purpose of the research expedition is to – in collaboration with our Cuban scientific partners – discover and characterize the extent … Read more
Conservation is proving to be a valuable source of common ground between the U.S. and Cuba. When Barack Obama became the first president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge, his visit highlighted not only a new course in international relations, but showcased on-going scientific collaboration with the island nation just 90 miles off the Florida … Read more
During a recent scuba trip with Avalon Diving Center, the Cuba Journal ran into several Cuban research scientists conducting research by tagging sharks in the Jardines de la Reina area of Cuba. We asked the researchers to take along our camera and shoot some of the action for us. Here’s what we got back. Shark … Read more
Yesterday, Cuban Zoologist Gilberto Silva Taboada and U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. received the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa degree from the American Museum Of Natural History (AMNH). Cuban biologist Gilberto Silva Taboada — a world-renowned expert on Caribbean bats — was recognized for his extraordinary contributions to science spanning the … Read more
Jardines de la Reina (English: Gardens of the Queen) is an archipelago in the southern part of Cuba, near the provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila. It was named by Christopher Columbus in honor of the Queen of Spain. Jardines de la Reina was established as a national park. With a surfaces of 840 sq miles, … Read more
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (AHNP) (Spanish: Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt) is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. The largest and best-conserved remnant of forested mountain ecosystems in the Caribbean, AHNP is widely considered to be Cuba’s most important protected area for its extraordinary biodiversity values. It is named … Read more
American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) scientists Ana Porzecanski and Angelo Soto-Centeno present the findings of their recent expedition to Cuba and the new avenues for scientific collaboration on the island. Here is an excerpt from the video: All right, so the first question and what I really wanted to start with is why Cuba. … Read more
As part of a formal Memorandum of Understanding signed in Havana on July 9, The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and Cuban National Museum of Natural History (Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba, MNHN) will collaborate on research, exhibitions, and education. The July 9 agreement follows a century of scientific collaboration between AMNH … Read more
