A new era for ocean conservation Posted: 27-Apr-2009; Updated: 08-May-2009 Cayo Largo is one of Cuba's thousands of key and islets that sustain reef fish, sea turtles, dolphins and manatees. Photo: Wikipedia Commons.
President Barack Obama's recent easing of travel restrictions on Americans visiting relatives in Cuba may open the door to greater cooperation between these two nations, long at odds with one another. This could be of immense importance not only to Cuban-Americans and their native island neighbors, but to preserving Cuba’s unique, and increasingly threatened, coastal and marine environments. |