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Four Bahamian Scientists Represent at Global Ocean Conference

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Four Bahamian scientists attended and presented at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow Scotland.

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March 12, 2026

Jasmin Brown

NASSAU , BAHAMAS – Global ocean experts recently met in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting.

It’s dubbed the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community.

Among the thousands of attendees were four Bahamian scientists who attended and also presented at the event.

In Thursday’s Sustainability First, our Jasmin Brown told us how they’re making a difference in the marine environment.

There were 6,000 attendees from 60 countries at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting late last month.

Chaz Garraway, Denley Delaney, Paloma Cartwright, and Dr. Brandon J. Bethel were among them.

The event brought together scientists and researchers to share findings and to collaborate on solutions.

Cartwright, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Department of Ocean Sciences at the University of Miami , presented research that examined the relationship between the Florida current and coastal sea level in The Bahamas and Florida.

Delaney, who’s founder of the Bahamian non-profit, Marmoris, highlighted the organization’s deep-sea research in the Northern Bahamas, and the technologies now enabling deep ocean exploration.

Also on the presenter’s list was Garraway, an engineering student at Northeastern University, who’s also pursuing a Master’s Degree in Climate Science and Engineering.

His presentation was a unique look at climate change.

Rounding off the Bahamian attendees was Dr. Bethel, an Assistant Professor of Marine Science at the University of The Bahamas.

While he didn’t present, he was The Bahamas’ lead for the fishing vessel ocean observing network programme, which is now in its third year.

Now Jasmine will have more on each of their projects and how they’re helping save the environment over the next few weeks.