Scientists from Anguilla have joined a United Kingdom team on the deep sea research vessel RRS James Cook for a 12-day voyage to study the island’s previously uncharted waters.
The experts in local fisheries, the environmental impacts of human activities and local ports boarded the ship from Sandy Ground on 17 January after it arrived from the Dominican Republic.
They will help to map areas of the seabed to support safe navigation, assess the health of key fisheries, study seabed habitats and biodiversity, and carry out Anguilla’s first offshore water quality survey.
