This page will eventually become a collection of my reviews of Environmental Impact Assessments conducted in the Bahamas. The links lead to a Science and Perspective copy of the EIA as published, then a link to my comments on the EIA as submitted to the developer and the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection. I will also include a brief summary of the EIA. Enjoy.

  • That deepwater area above the tongue of the ocean

  • eBird, computer programming and dubstep

    what if you could listen to your data? why does eBird data sound better in dubstep?

  • Water Quality

    Water quality is essential to marine life. The new Department of Environmental Planning and Protection actually has the ability to initiate investigations into water quality.Isn’t that cool? then we can know what the state of the water was or normally is before a major impact like an oil or chemical spill. Then we would have…

  • Mindfulness

    While At Miami University in Oxford Ohio, I had the opportunity to collaborate with the Mindfulness center. We wanted to create an opportunity for students studying social work to connect with the issues faced by international students, non-citizen community members and even those that had citizenship but were originally from another country. those people living…

  • Fisheries mapping and valuation

    As a Scientist, Marine conservationists and cartographer, I am constantly amazed at the broad usefulness of mapping products that use human behavior and location data for important science based policy and advocacy. This map from Global Fishing Watch shows near real time fisheries effort and Exclusive Economic Area Boundaries for places around the planet.Unfortunately, the…