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Sharks & coral reefs
The connection between our coral reefs and our sharks cannot be overstated. A healthy coral reef sustains sharks’ food sources. In turn, sharks control population growth, protecting coral reefs from being overtaken by algae. Today, various entities are actively working to study and continue to protect our ocean, from both ends of the food web.
Bahamas Protected Areas Fund

The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF), established by the Bahamas Government, is a national conservation trust fund devoted to helping ensure that Bahamian marine parks will have a dedicated, sustainable source of revenue to employ staff, galvanize local community support, purchase equipment, build visitor facilities and monitor ecosystem health.
Learn moreThe Bahamas National Trust

The Bahamas National Trust is a science-based organization dedicated to effectively managing national parks to conserve and protect Bahamian natural resources.
Learn morePerry Institute of Marines Science

The Perry Institute for Marine Science is a 501(c)3 non-profit committed to ensuring the health and longevity of our ocean. Focusing on the lasting impacts in the marine world through scientific discovery, leading-edge conservation, and international collaboration.
Learn moreBeneath The Waves

Beneath the Waves is a non-profit organization that promotes ocean health using science and technology to catalyze ocean policy. Their work focuses on protecting threatened species, establishing protected areas, and creating nature-based solutions to combat climate change.
Learn moreCoral Vita

Coral Vita works to restore and protect dying coral reefs throughout the Caribbean and beyond through micro fragmentation, assisted evolution, and land-based coral farming.
Learn moreBonefish & Tarpon Trust
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) works to conserve and restore bonefish, tarpon, and permit fisheries and habitats through research, stewardship, education and advocacy. Their work in the Bahamas has assisted in establishing six nationally protected bonefish conservation zones, as well as a proposal for an additional national park with the Bahamas National Trust.
Learn moreSmall Hope Bay Foundation

The mission of the Small Hope Bay Foundation is to create a thriving environmental and economically sustainable future for the island of Andros for the benefit of current and future generations. We achieve our mission through our marine conservation operations, professional development skills training and education programs with a primary focus on children.
Learn moreThe Island School

By connecting primary research to education and outreach, The Island School creates unique opportunities for students and scientists to learn about native ecosystems and environmental sustainability through immersive, place-based experiences.
Learn moreParadise Cove Adopt a Reef Ball
The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. Founded in the U.S. through grassroots action in 1951, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world.
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Mangrove forests
Mangroves play a crucial, often overlooked, role in coastal environments. They stabilize and protect coastlines from powerful storm surges and are an invaluable part of a healthy ocean. Many important species—including grouper, lobster, conch, and other invertebrates—spend much of their early life around the root system of a mangrove forest.
The Island School

With the unique island environment of Eleuthera as their classroom, The Island School creates unique opportunities for students and scientists to learn about native ecosystems and environmental sustainability through immersive, place-based experiences.
Learn moreSmall Hope Bay Foundation

The mission of the Small Hope Bay Foundation is to create a thriving environmental and economically sustainable future for the island of Andros for the benefit of current and future generations. We achieve our mission through our marine conservation operations, professional development skills training and education programs with a primary focus on children.
Learn moreBonefish & Tarpon Trust
BTT’s work has resulted in the establishment of five new national parks and expansion of an existing national park, all of which protect vital bonefish habitat. Data collected by BTT has also been included in a proposal by Bahamas National Trust to develop additional parks.
Learn moreCoral Vita

Coral Vita works to restore and protect dying coral reefs throughout the Caribbean and beyond through micro fragmentation, assisted evolution, and land-based coral farming.
Learn morePerry Institute of Marines Science

The Perry Institute for Marine Science is a 501(c)3 non-profit committed to ensuring the health and longevity of our ocean. Focusing on the lasting impacts in the marine world through scientific discovery, leading-edge conservation, and international collaboration.
Learn moreWaterkeepers Bahamas

Waterkeepers Bahamas works to ensure the waters of the Clifton and Western Bays are safe for swimming and fishing for future generations.
Learn moreThe Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. Founded in the U.S. through grassroots action in 1951, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world.
Learn moreBahamas Protected Areas Fund

The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF), established by the Bahamas Government, is a national conservation trust fund devoted to helping ensure that Bahamian marine parks will have a dedicated, sustainable source of revenue to employ staff, galvanize local community support, purchase equipment, build visitor facilities and monitor ecosystem health.
Learn moreThe Bahamas National Trust

The Bahamas National Trust is a science-based organization dedicated to effectively managing national parks to conserve and protect Bahamian natural resources.
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Safeguarding our natural heritage
To be responsible for a stretch of land and sea as beautiful, intricate and diverse as the territory of The Bahamas is a great privilege. The natural environment itself is our heritage. That’s why The Bahamas has long been a leader in sustainability and conservation efforts.
Andros Nature Conservancy and Trust
The Andros Conservancy and Trust (ANCAT) Bahamas is a non-governmental, non-profit organization, founded in 1999 to protect, preserve, enhance, and restore Andros Island’s natural resources and marine environment for future generations.
Learn MoreBahamas Sportfishing Conservation Association (BSCA)

Founded in 2003 by sports fishermen to address the urgent needs in the industry to ensure its sustainability and identify critical impacts to the marine environment and needs of the sport fishing industry specifically
Learn MoreAntiquities Monuments and Museum Corporation

BREEF provides on-the-ground instruction for Bahamians to be stewards of the environment and advocating for strong policy, to actively restoring reef habitat and representing the region internationally, BREEF has a successful multi-pronged approach to protecting the marine environment.
Learn MoreThe Bahamas National Trust

The Bahamas National Trust is a science-based organization dedicated to effectively managing national parks to conserve and protect Bahamian natural resources.
Learn MoreDepartment Environmental Planning and Protection

The Mandate of The Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) is to provide for the prevention or control of pollution, the regulation of activities and the administration, conservation, and sustainable use of the environment and for connected purposes.
Learn MoreBahamas Protected Areas Fund

The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF), established by the Bahamas Government, is a national conservation trust fund devoted to helping ensure that Bahamian marine parks will have a dedicated, sustainable source of revenue to employ staff, galvanize local community support, purchase equipment, build visitor facilities and monitor ecosystem health.
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Environmental stewardship in Bahamian hands
Our Bahamian culture has always been inextricably connected to our environment, as seen in our straw work, our bush tea medicine, traditional sloop sailing and even our crafts. Today, as the importance of sustainable practices grows, everyday Bahamians play an important role in the country’s overall efforts.
Harbour Island Green School

Harbour Island Green School (HIGS) is an independently funded, community-based school that delivers unique educational opportunities to local students, with a focus on environmental education and sustainability.
Learn MoreThe Island School

With the unique island environment of Eleuthera as their classroom, The Island School creates unique opportunities for students and scientists to learn about native ecosystems and environmental sustainability through immersive, place-based experiences.
Learn MoreSmall Hope Bay Foundation

Through marine conservation operations, professional development training and educational advocacy focused on small children, the Small Hope Bay foundation works to create a thriving environmental and economically sustainable future for the benefit of current and future generations on the island of Andros.
Learn MoreBahamas Agricultural & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI)

The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) offers teaching and training in various branches of agriculture and marine science.
Learn MoreBahamas Cave Research Foundation

The BCRF team consists of world class explorers, scientists, and educators. Their collective efforts have supplied the Bahamian Government and international scientific community with more data than all other related research groups combined.
Learn MoreBahamas Plastic Movement

Bahamas Plastic Movement is an independent non-profit organization funded solely through donations, subsidies, and grants. They have set high standards for creating innovative ways to transform society’s use of single use plastic into sustainable choices benefiting not only humans, but also the environment depends on.
Learn MoreFriends of The Environment

Friends of the Environment (aka FRIENDS) is a Bahamian non-profit organization that was established in 1988 by a group of four Hope Town residents. Suzanne Bethel, Candace Key, Rudy Malone, and Frank Kenyon were concerned about the unsustainable use of Abaco's natural resources; the organization was developed out of their desire to help. Currently Friends of The Environment focuses on Environmental Education and clean-up on the island of Abaco.
Learn MoreAndros Nature Conservancy and Trust
The Andros Conservancy and Trust (ANCAT) Bahamas is a non-governmental, non-profit organization, founded in 1999 to protect, preserve, enhance, and restore Andros Island’s natural resources and marine environment for future generations.
Learn MoreBahamas Sportfishing Conservation Association (BSCA)

Founded in 2003 by sports fishermen to address the urgent needs in the industry to ensure its sustainability and identify critical impacts to the marine environment and needs of the sport fishing industry specifically
Learn MoreBahamas Environment and Education Foundation (BREEF)

BREEF provides on-the-ground instruction for Bahamians to be stewards of the environment and advocating for strong policy, to actively restoring reef habitat and representing the region internationally, BREEF has a successful multi-pronged approach to protecting the marine environment.
Learn MoreThe Bahamas National Trust

The Bahamas National Trust is a science-based organization dedicated to effectively managing national parks to conserve and protect Bahamian natural resources.
Learn MoreDepartment Environmental Planning and Protection

The Mandate of The Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) is to provide for the prevention or control of pollution, the regulation of activities and the administration, conservation, and sustainable use of the environment and for connected purposes.
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Tourism as a tool for conservation
The world is a beautiful place, and it ought to be enjoyed and appreciated. And while we cannot ignore the effects of thoughtless travel, we must instead find a way to make a positive impact and leave each destination better than we find it. Sustainable tourism is a cause we can all take part in.
Paradise Cove Adopt a Reef Ball

Paradise Cove's Adopt-a-Reef ball program places Reef Balls—artificial reef modules that help create a sustainable marine reef habitat—in the water, each producing up to 500 lbs. of biomass yearly.
Learn MoreThe Island School

With the unique island environment of Eleuthera as their classroom, The Island School creates unique opportunities for students and scientists to learn about native ecosystems and environmental sustainability through immersive, place-based experiences.
Learn MoreSmall Hope Bay Foundation

Through marine conservation operations, professional development training and educational advocacy focused on small children, the Small Hope Bay foundation works to create a thriving environmental and economically sustainable future for the benefit of current and future generations on the island of Andros.
Learn MoreBonefish & Tarpon Trust
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) works to conserve and restore bonefish, tarpon, and permit fisheries and habitats through research, stewardship, education and advocacy. Their work in the Bahamas has assisted in establishing six nationally protected bonefish conservation zones, as well as a proposal for an additional national park with the Bahamas National Trust.
Learn MoreCoral Vita

Coral Vita works to restore and protect dying coral reefs throughout the Caribbean and beyond through micro fragmentation, assisted evolution, and land-based coral farming.
Learn MorePerry Institute of Marines Science

The Perry Institute for Marine Science is a 501(c)3 non-profit committed to ensuring the health and longevity of our ocean. Focusing on the lasting impacts in the marine world through scientific discovery, leading-edge conservation, and international collaboration.
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Art & Science by Nature
Nature’s wonders and intrinsic wisdom have long sustained life on Earth. They’ve also long inspired artists in creating wonderful works of art. And now, scientists have turned to our ocean ecosystem for inspiration.
Real Patient Stories
The unlikely union between our ocean and cutting-edge medical research may hold the key to finding the next generation of life-saving drugs. Systematic searches for new drugs have shown that marine invertebrates produce more antibiotic, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory substances than any group of terrestrial organisms. Among those marine organism-derived compounds in clinical use, four are used in the treatment of cancer. The stories you are listening to are of patients that owe their lives to those compounds and our ocean.
Genetic Memory
Artist: Ōkabamadara
This art piece is inspired by one of the most impressive animals on our planet: the monarch butterfly. An animal that is full of wonder and insights. The physical and biological structures, functions, and designs of monarch butterflies are informing all sorts of technological advancements. More efficient solar panels resulted from the study of butterfly wings. Monarchs have inspired the redesign of wind turbine blades and are influencing the aeronautics industry.
Release the Ego
Artist: Seyhan Lee
We are inspired by the beauty of the universe, the idea that we are the universe experiencing itself in different forms. The coral flowers lying on the deepest ocean beds look exactly like our eyes and our eyes are the gateways to the universe. Ego creates the illusion that we are separate from each other, by defining ourselves in a certain way. By releasing ego, we are awakening to the fact that we are all one with nature and start experiencing the patterns of life in different forms.
Learn more about the artist, Seyhan Lee
Coral City
Artist: Coral Morphologic
Coral Morphologic is the leading creator of innovative underwater media chronicling Earth's imperiled coral reefs. Coral Morphologic was founded in 2007 by marine biologist Colin Foord and musician J.D. McKay in Miami as a multi-faceted platform for the development of symbiosis between humans and coral. Their unique methodology blends science and art in a way that enamors popular culture with the beauty of coral while inspiring the next generation to restore the reefs and protect the planet. Please consider a donation to Coral Morphologic's work by supporting their not-for-profit endeavor, the Coral City Foundation
Our Hidden World
Artist: Stephanie Kilgast
Humans are a part of nature, which we often like to forget, creating an artificial barrier of tar between us and the mud. Unfortunately, by destroying our environment so radically, we are destroying ourselves. It is up to us to find an equilibrium between our activities, and our desire to thrive intellectually and culturally, without completely eradicating our very home. With my choice of bold and vibrant colors, I offer a cheerful post-apocalyptic world. While I talk about a heavy subject, the disastrous impact of human activities, I also wish that people leave my work with a feeling of happiness and hope, and keep fighting.
Learn more about the artist, Stephanie Kilgast
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Artist: Egamberdiev
This art piece is inspired by the interconnectedness between all life. Just like our hearts send oxygen and nutrients to all parts of your body, and carry away unwanted carbon dioxide and waste products, our forests and their incredible soil based biospheres support life on earth via the food we eat and the air we breathe.



Chef Kevyn Pratt made a name for himself in the culinary world quickly. As a junior chef on the national culinary team, he was awarded a Gold Medal in his first Taste of the Caribbean competition. Today, Chef Pratt is the private chef to former NBA player Dwyane Wade, actress Gabrielle Union and their family.
Marv Cunningham is an award-winning mixologist who has represented his native Bahamas in the international stage for almost 10 years. A master mixologist, Marv is known for his inventive cocktails mixing unexpected flavors to perfection.
Angelika Wallace-Whitfield (born in Nassau, Bahamas) is a visual artist and curator. A graduate from the University of Kent in History & Philosophy of Art, Angelika is now a self-employed artist, specializing in murals and other public artworks.


Hidden Worlds' mission is to create a world-positive impact through entertainment. Starting with the ocean, we develope attractions that help people experience natural wonders. Hidden Worlds is the only immersive entertainment project accredited as a United Nations Ocean Decade Activity.
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Waterkeepers Bahamas works to ensure the waters of the Clifton and Western Bays are safe for swimming and fishing for future generations.
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The Perry Institute for Marine Science is a 501(c)3 non-profit committed to ensuring the health and longevity of our ocean. Focusing on the lasting impacts in the marine world through scientific discovery, leading-edge conservation, and international collaboration.
Learn More

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. Founded in the U.S. through grassroots action in 1951, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world.
Learn More

By connecting primary research to education and outreach, The Island School creates unique opportunities for students and scientists to learn about native ecosystems and environmental sustainability through immersive, place-based experiences.
Learn More

The mission of the Small Hope Bay Foundation is to create a thriving environmental and economically sustainable future for the island of Andros for the benefit of current and future generations. We achieve our mission through our marine conservation operations, professional development skills training and education programs with a primary focus on children.
Learn More

Visitors can can own a “Piece-of-the-Reef” through adoption.
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Harbour Island Green School (HIGS) is an independently funded, community-based, green school that greatly subsidizes the tuition fees for over 85% of its students.
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Friends of the Environment (aka FRIENDS) is a Bahamian non-profit organization that was established in 1988 by a group of four Hope Town residents. Suzanne Bethel, Candace Key, Rudy Malone, and Frank Kenyon were concerned about the unsustainable use of Abaco's natural resources; the organization was developed out of their desire to help. Currently Friends of The Environment focuses on Environmental Education and clean-up on the island of Abaco.
Learn More

The Mandate of The Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) is to provide for the prevention or control of pollution, the regulation of activities and the administration, conservation, and sustainable use of the environment and for connected purposes.
Learn More

Coral Vita works to restore and protect dying coral reefs throughout the Caribbean and beyond through micro fragmentation, assisted evolution, and land-based coral farming.
Learn More

Beneath the Waves is a non-profit organization that promotes ocean health using science and technology to catalyze ocean policy. Their work focuses on protecting threatened species, establishing protected areas, and creating nature-based solutions to combat climate change.
Learn More

Founded in 2003 by sports fishermen to address the urgent needs in the industry to ensure its sustainability and identify critical impacts to the marine environment and needs of the sport fishing industry specifically.
Learn More

BREEF provides on-the-ground instruction for Bahamians to be stewards of the environment and advocating for strong policy, to actively restoring reef habitat and representing the region internationally, BREEF has a successful multi-pronged approach to protecting the marine environment.
Learn More

The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF), established by the Bahamas Government, is a national conservation trust fund devoted to helping ensure that Bahamian marine parks will have a dedicated, sustainable source of revenue to employ staff, galvanize local community support, purchase equipment, build visitor facilities and monitor ecosystem health.
Learn More

Bahamas Plastic Movement is an independent non-profit organization funded solely through donations, subsidies, and grants. They have set high standards for creating innovative ways to transform society’s use of single use plastic into sustainable choices benefiting not only humans, but also the environment depends on.
Learn More

The BCRF team consists of world class explorers, scientists, and educators. Their collective efforts have supplied the Bahamian Government and international scientific community with more data than all other related research groups combined.
Learn More

BREEF provides on-the-ground instruction for Bahamians to be stewards of the environment and advocating for strong policy, to actively restoring reef habitat and representing the region internationally, BREEF has a successful multi-pronged approach to protecting the marine environment.
Learn More

The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) offers teaching and training in various branches of agriculture and marine science.
Learn More