Let's dive into the world of queen conch on St. Eustatius with Dr. Kimani Kitson-Walters!
A marine ecologist at the Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute, Dr. Kitson-Walters, is making a splash with his research into the impact of an invasive seagrass on a critical point in the life cycle of a commercially threatened, giant sea snail- the queen conch!
Come along with us as we show the beautiful underwater world and culture of this giant sea snail on the tiny Dutch island of St. Eustatius.
The research project is funded by:
WWF Netherlands INNO fund
www.wwf.nl/wat-we-doen/actueel/inno-fonds
SPAW regional activity centre small grant
www.car-spaw-rac.org
Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI)
www.cnsi.nl
The project was conducted in collaboration with Dr. Megan Davis and her queen conch lab from the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at the Florida Atlantic University
www.fau.edu/hboi
www.conchaquaculture.org
Diving equipment was provided to us by Golden Rock Dive Center
www.goldenrockdive.com
More about CNSI: www.rijksdienstcn.com/onderwijs-cultuur-wetenschap/hoger-onderwijs-en-wetenschap/caribbean-science-institute
More about St. Eustatius:
www.statia-tourism.com
www.statiagovernment.com
Keep an eye out at these pages for the results:
www.linkedin.com/in/kimani-kitson-walters-97550037
www.researchgate.net/profile/Kimani-Kitson-Walters
www.dcbd.nl
www.dcnanature.org/news
See you in the future!
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