This project addresses concerns over levels of contaminants in water, sediments, and marine organisms in the coral reef ecosystem of Salt River Bay. Degraded habitats and chemical contaminants can contribute both to human health risks from consumption of ...

The queen conch, Strombus gigas, is a highly valued marine resource throughout the Caribbean, but habitat degradation and overfishing have caused steep reductions in population numbers. Wild populations of conch have been slow to recover in spite of drast...