Caribbean scientists survey deep-sea waters off Trinidad and Tobago
A team of scientists carried out a monthlong expedition to survey the deep waters of Trinidad and Tobago in what the source describes as one of the most comprehensive such efforts in the country. Nearly 93% of the nation’s waters are deeper than recreational scuba divers can reach, limiting direct access to much of the marine area.
A team of scientists conducted a monthlong expedition to survey the deep waters of Trinidad and Tobago, according to Mongabay.
The source described the work as one of the most comprehensive surveys undertaken in the deep waters of the dual-island nation in the southern Caribbean Sea.
Nearly 93% of Trinidad and Tobago’s waters are deeper than recreational scuba divers can reach, making much of the area inaccessible to those divers.
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