Initial results of joint Cuba-U.S. study to be presented at the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) in Ft. Lauderdale, July 7-11, 2008 The world's major coral reef science meeting, the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), returns to the United States July 7-11, 2008, to be held in Ft. Lauderdale. Dr. Gaspar Gonz?lez Sans?n, Titular […]
Event Summary Cuba sits at the convergence of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Its coastal waters are dense with islets, keys and reefs that provide critical habitats and spawning grounds for a rich array of fish, endangered sea turtles, manatees and other marine life. Preserving Cuba's biodiversity is critically important to […]
Tune in to NPR station WGCU (Southwest Florida) on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at noon Eastern/9am Pacific. Dr. David E. Guggenheim, the "Ocean Doctor," will be part of a radio discussion on "Gulf Coast Live," for a program focused on oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, and specifically, the fact that Cuba is now […]
The CBS News Magazine 60 Minutes focuses on the plight of world's coral reefs. Correspondent Anderson Cooper visits Cuba's Jardines de la Reina (Gardens of the Queen) with The Ocean Foundation's Senior Fellow, Dr. David E. Guggenheim to marvel at this unique ecosystem and understand what healthy coral reef ecosystems looked like before they were […]
The 60 MINUTES presentation of "Gardens of the Queen" with Anderson Cooper featuring Cuba's Jardines de la Reina has been named a finalist in the BLUE Ocean Film Festival 2012, to be held September 24-30, 2012 in Monterey, California. The 60 MINUTES segment will be screened at BLUE, with a discussion by Dr. David E. […]
Dr. David E. Guggenheim, the "Ocean Doctor," and representatives of Cuba's Avalon Diving Centers present "Cuba's Gardens of the Queen: A Living Time Machine and Hope for the Future of the World's Coral Reefs." Named by Christopher Columbus to honor Queen Isabel, Jardines de la Reina or Gardens of the Queen are one of the […]