Dr. Richard Nemeth and his team document both the slow recovery of Nassau grouper in the U.S. Virgin Islands and illegal trapping of this endangered species in the Marine Conservation District.

Environmental education is more than academic; it's a vital pathway to conserving our natural world, showing individuals how to be stewards of the environment. This principle comes to life in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, through a high school mangrove education project called, Mangroves in the Classroom. Over the past year, 73 students at a local public high school have engaged hands-on with mangroves, nurturing an understanding that translates into tangible action and positive environmental change.

After many months spent building anticipation, UVI students and staff finally made their way to Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI), on February 24, 2023, for the second part of the mangrove exchange between the BVI and USVI.

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On April 22, 2022 GRROE USVI Mangroves from the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Center for Marine & Environmental Studies, hosted an in-person mangrove restoration learning exchange with individuals from the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLCC), Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI).

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